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While attending a vigil for a Friday night shooting that left one man dead and one injured, mourners were fired upon resulting in four being taken to the hospital for gunshot wounds, officials say.
Police say the mass shooting occurred Saturday night around 9:00 p.m. in the 7400 block of South Westmoreland Road in Redbird.
A passenger from a car going westbound on Gannon Road opened fire on the vigil, police say, and some members of the crowd responded with gunfire. The car is described as a white Chrysler.
Police say the four people who were injured were taken to local hospitals and are in stable condition.
The vigil had gathered to mourn a shooting that had occurred in the same location just over 24 hours prior, resulting in the death of 19-year-old Donavon Jones and the wounding of 23-year-old Jacory Simpson.
A police investigation found Simpson was shot by 20-year-old Taquan Cooks following an argument. After being shot, Simpson approached Jones and shot him.
According to police, Cooks was taken to the Dallas County Jail and charged with Assault-Serious Bodily Injury. Simpson was taken to a local hospital and an arrest warrant has been obtained for Murder and Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon.Â
