Texas experienced a night of shootings in clubs in Houston and Dallas, with the death of a young woman from 20 years and at least 12 wounded
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One person died and others 12 were injured in two separate shootings that occurred Friday at nightclubs in Texas, reported NBC News.
Around 1: 30 am Saturday, police from Dallas received a call reporting a shooting inside the Pryme Night Club. Eight people were gunshot wounds, according to a press release from the police.
# BREAKING Several people (believed to be 6) shot at Pryme Nightclub on W Northwest Hwy. At least one victim deceased. Latest @ GoodDayFox4 @ FOX4 pic.twitter.com/RCHw7zAmUt
– FOX4Terry (@ FOX4Terry) March 20, 2021
The victims were taken to local hospitals, where a woman was pronounced dead. Police identified her as Daisy Navarrete, from years. It is said that the other injured are stable or critical.
Police said that the suspect had an argument with another person at the club. When a witness tried to intervene, the suspect started shooting.
I’m at Pryme Bar in northwest Dallas, the nightclub where 6 people were shot overnight, 1 fatally.
It’s a mess inside, with blood-stained clothes, alcohol and glass scattered around the club. It was a pretty crowded night when the shooting happened, one employee told me. pic.twitter.com/sdHKjJQHVu
– Kelli Smith (@KelliSmithNews) March 15, 2021
The suspect fled the scene “in an unknown direction,” according to authorities.
Dallas police released a photo of the suspect and requested that anyone with information contact the department.
Another shooting leaves 5 gunshot wounded in Houston
Shortly after the Dallas incident, Houston police said officers responded to a shooting at a club on North Freeway. 21
The police department said in a tweet just before 4: 15 am that five people were injured after a “riot” at the nightclub. All victims were hospitalized.
Shooting: 10200 North Fwy. Five shot after disturbance inside club. All transported to area hospitals # hounews CC8
– Houston Police (@houstonpolice)
March 20, 2021
According to KPRC-TV, an affiliate of NBC in Houston, a man suffered a gunshot wound to the neck and is in critical condition. The other victims, including a man shot in the leg, are stable.
Preliminary information suggests that there was an argument within the club and a suspect with a pistol started firing, reported the media.
