Breaking: Dallas Deep Ellum shootings kill four, injure about 15

Developing story — Sunday, November 1, 2026. Information checked at 11:18 a.m. Eastern / 10:18 a.m. Central. The casualty figures and investigation remain preliminary.

Four people were killed and approximately 15 others were injured in three shootings in Dallas’ Deep Ellum district early Sunday after Halloween celebrations, according to Dallas police. Investigators were still determining what led to the gunfire.

Dallas Police Chief Daniel Comeaux said the injury count could change because some people reached hospitals on their own, according to FOX 4’s account of his morning briefing. The reported toll should therefore be understood as a provisional count, rather than a final accounting of everyone affected.

The department’s total combines people affected at three locations. Police had not provided a final scene-by-scene injury breakdown in the accounts cited here. The available reports also did not give a complete account of the injured people’s medical conditions. Further updates are needed before treating fifteen as a fixed figure or assigning the entire injury count to any one location.

What to know

• Police reported four deaths and about 15 injuries across three Deep Ellum shooting scenes on November 1.
• Investigators had found no evidence so far connecting the incidents, according to the chief’s remarks reported by FOX 4. That question remained open.
• At least one person was reported in custody, and police described other arrests and interviews. The number arrested and any charges were not clear.
• Detectives were seeking additional suspects and collecting surveillance footage from local businesses.

Where police say the shootings happened

The department’s preliminary written account identified three locations and approximate local times: the 2600 block of Elm Street at 12:20 a.m., the 2600 block of Main Street at 1:05 a.m., and the 200 block of South Crowdus Street at 1:35 a.m. Sunday.

Police listed 19 victims in that account: four people pronounced dead and 15 injured. The department also said no officers were injured. The statement described an active investigation, rather than providing a final reconstruction of how each incident unfolded.

The shootings occurred on the night daylight saving time ended and clocks moved back. The times above retain the local clock times given by police, without converting the repeated overnight hour to another time zone.

The written chronology gives a starting point for understanding the scope of the police response, but it does not answer why the shootings began.

What is known about custody and the response

CBS News Texas reported that one suspect had been taken into custody, although the incident associated with that person was not immediately clear. In the subsequent briefing, Comeaux described other arrests, witnesses being interviewed and a search for additional suspects.

FOX 4 likewise reported arrests and questioning without a definitive count or a list of charges. Those reports do not establish that everyone responsible has been identified or arrested. The department’s written statement said suspects remained outstanding.

The custody information is similarly incomplete. The accounts reviewed for this story did not identify which arrests corresponded to which scene or specify the allegations against each person. It would therefore be premature to assign responsibility for any of the shootings to an unnamed person merely because an arrest or an interview was reported. A count of people being questioned would also not necessarily be a count of people ultimately charged.

Comeaux said extra officers had been assigned for Halloween crowds and that officers near one scene responded quickly when gunfire began, according to FOX 4. He described officers performing life-saving measures and reviving at least one injured person. CBS also reported his account of nearby officers reaching the initial scene quickly.

What remains unresolved

Police had not announced a motive. Their investigation was continuing across the separate scenes.

Detectives were working to obtain security-camera recordings from businesses, interview witnesses and identify additional suspects. Police also asked people with relevant photographs or video to come forward. The department’s official statement includes contact information for anyone who can assist investigators.

The immediate unanswered questions include how many people were hurt at each location and what the evidence shows about the sequence of gunfire. Those are questions for the continuing investigation. The initial reports of additional patrols and quick emergency aid do not resolve them, and the presence of witnesses does not substitute for a complete public account of the evidence.

Further police updates will be needed to clarify the injury count, the circumstances at each scene and the status of anyone arrested. NewsCubby will update this developing story as authorities release verified information.

In separate Halloween-weekend coverage, NewsCubby has reported on the Fairfield store shooting in California. That is a separate incident from the Dallas investigation.

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*ARCHIVE PHOTO: A Deep Ellum street sign in Dallas, photographed March 25, 2015. Context image; it does not show the November 1, 2026 shootings. Photo: Brittygriffy / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0. Source · License.*

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