FORT WORTH, Texas — The chief of Dallas police emphasized the need for better oversight of event permits during a news conference Monday about a shooting at a permit-less weekend concert that left one dead and 16 injured.
Just after midnight on Sunday morning, police responded to the shooting in the Oak Cliff neighborhood, where a large, outdoor concert took place on Cleveland Road. Kealon Dejuane Gilmore, 26, had been shot in the head and was found near the concert stage, Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia said during a news conference Monday. Gilmore was pronounced dead.
Initially, police reported 11 people were injured. At Monday's conference, Garcia said 16 people were injured and taken to local hospitals. All were in stable condition, he said. The injured range in age from 13 to 29.
