Shooting After Holiday Festival Leaves 3 Dead and 8 Injured in Texas

Shooting After Holiday Festival Leaves 3 Dead and 8 Injured in Texas
Police arrive on the scene of a deadly shooting in Forth Worth, Texas, late on July 3, 2023. WFAA via AP
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DALLAS—Three people were killed and eight others injured when shots were fired into a crowd of hundreds following a festival in a Texas neighborhood, authorities said.

The shooting in the Fort Worth neighborhood of Como happened at about 11:47 p.m. Monday, and police said a chaotic scene followed as people tried to flee on foot and in vehicles as shots rang out. The shooting happened just hours after the end of the Independence Day celebration called ComoFest.