3 dead after shooting at Fourth of July weekend festival in Texas

A shooting erupted hours after a local festival ended on Fourth of July weekend in Texas, leaving at least three people dead and eight others wounded, officials said.

Violence broke out at about 11:40 p.m. Monday in the Como neighborhood in southwest Fort Worth, where 11 people were shot hours after the neighborhood’s annual ComoFest had ended, WFAA reported.

Ten of the victims are believed to be adults and one is a juvenile, authorities said.

Multiple shooting victims were discovered by first responders in a parking lot.

Emergency officials said it was difficult to reach many of the victims at first because so many people were trying to evacuate the area.

Fort Worth Police Sgt. Jason Spencer told reporters at the scene that there was a “large crowd gathering” in the parking lot at the time of the shooting, CBS News reported.

Some of the victims were taken to hospitals in ambulances while others were transported in their own private vehicles. All of their conditions were not immediately known.

One victim was pronounced dead at the scene, while two others died at area hospitals, police said.

Police have not shared a motive behind the shooting. Their investigation remains ongoing.

No arrests have been made as of Tuesday morning.

This is the second shooting to have taken place following ComoFest, according to the outlet.

In 2021, eight people were shot near a car wash, but no one was killed.