12 killed, more than 60 injured in Halloween weekend shootings across seven states

At least 12 people were killed and more than 60 were injured in shootings across seven states overnight, including three separate incidents in a Dallas entertainment neighborhood where four people died.

In Dallas’ Deep Ellum neighborhood, three shootings killed at least four people and injured 15 more, Dallas Police Chief Daniel C. Comeaux said. A preliminary assessment indicated the shootings were not connected, he said.

Some victims took themselves to hospitals, and casualty numbers could change, Comeaux said at a news conference.

A witness described chaos interrupting a night of Halloween revelry.

“Right after one shooting, you would hear another shooting, and you would see all the police officers take off running to the next scene,” Jessica Gamboa told NBC News. “It was a scary and unbelievable night.”

In Birmingham, Alabama, one person was killed and eight others were wounded in a shooting outside Legion Field after Saturday night’s Magic City Classic football game. Birmingham Police Chief Michael Pickett said most spectators and families had left the stadium grounds, but the gunfire erupted nearby, where vendors were set up along Graymont Avenue. He said he was “very grateful that more people weren’t injured.”

The circumstances remained unclear. One person was…

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