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Bill Chappell

Police in the Dallas area kill a gunman who entered a summer camp for kids

The Duncanville Fieldhouse was put on lockdown early Monday after a man with a gun started shooting inside the building, where kids were attending a summer day camp. (Google Maps)

A gunman opened fire inside a building where more than 250 kids and staff were starting a day of summer camp on Monday, setting off a panic that ended with a gunfight with police in Duncanville, Texas.

Officers shot the attacker, who was later declared dead at a local hospital. Authorities are crediting the fast response by camp staff and police with preventing injuries to anyone else.

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