Man and Woman killed, one wounded in southwest Dallas

 Dallas police authorities have informed an incident where a man and a woman died in a shooting in the region of southwest Dallas early Saturday morning. 

The incident unwrapped soon after 3:10 am in the parking lot of an apartment complex in the – 2400 block of Bahama Drive, near North Hampton Road and West Davis Street.  

The Incident – 

As per the report of police authorities, a 22-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman were sitting in a vehicle when a suspect, a 27-year-old man, drove and started causing a disturbance. The suspect knew the victims already. The 27-year-old man pulled out a gun and shot the woman. The 22-year-old man tried to protect the woman, exchanging gunshots with the suspect, the news release of the police authorities noted. 

As a result, both the woman and the suspect died in the shooting. The 22-year-old man was also shot, and he was taken to a hospital immediately in serious condition. 

The police is still investigating the shooting on Saturday morning. It was not clear what started the encounter or how the victims and the suspect knew each other. More information has not yet been released by the police officials. The identification of the suspect and victims has not yet been revealed by the police. 

Crime rate in Dallas – 

These types of cases are now becoming very common in Dallas, which is leading towards a high crime rate.

With a crime rate of 43 – per one thousand residents, Dallas is having one of the highest crime rates in America as compared to all the communities of all sizes – from the smallest towns to the largest cities. One’s chance of becoming a victim of either violence or property crime in Dallas is one in 23.