DALLAS – A teen was critically wounded and an officer injured after gunshots rang out during a high school basketball game in Dallas.
Shots were fired just after 9 p.m. Saturday during a boys basketball game between South Oak Cliff and Kimball High Schools inside Ellis Davis Field House, Dallas police said.
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Video posted on social media captured the sound of the gunfire and showed several players, officials, coaches and fans run out of the gym in a panic.
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Shooting at Kimball vs SOC game inside of Ellis Davis FieldHouse game.#KimballvsSOC #SOCvsKimball pic.twitter.com/1ZGnGvLFAN
— Mond (@Dab2Live) January 12, 2020
Police said an 18-year-old man was shot in the chest and rushed to the hospital. He was listed in critical condition.
A Dallas ISD officer was grazed by a bullet during the shooting, but was expected to be OK, DISD officials said.
Dallas media outlets reported the shooting may have stemmed from a fight in the stands during the game and the victim may be a former student of South Oak Cliff High School.
DISD officials said they did not believe the shooter was enrolled in a district school.
Police have not made any arrests, but posted images of persons of interest on the department’s Facebook page.