2 killed, 1 wounded in Dallas County medical examiner’s office - The Dallas Morning News

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A shooter killed 1 idiosyncratic and wounded different earlier turning the weapon connected themself Tuesday day successful the Dallas County aesculapian examiner’s bureau successful the Stemmons Corridor, region officials confirmed.

Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said 2 employees astatine the aesculapian examiner’s bureau were struck by the shooter, who past killed themself, astatine the bureau astatine 2355 N. Stemmons Freeway, adjacent Wycliff Avenue.

One of the employees was killed, and the information of the different was not instantly known.

Jenkins said officials were not instantly releasing the names of those involved, pending notification of their adjacent of kin.

A constabulary telephone log shows the shooting was reported conscionable earlier 4:30 p.m.

Dallas constabulary directed inquiries to the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department. The sheriff’s section could not instantly beryllium reached for comment.

Dr. Philip Huang, manager of Dallas County Health and Human Services, said arsenic acold arsenic helium knew everyone was harmless wrong the Health and Human Services building, which is adjacent to the aesculapian examiner’s office.

Kristian Santoyo, who waited successful the parking batch crossed the thoroughfare from the Health and Human Services building, said her parent works wrong the facility.

She said she was connected her mode to prime up her parent astir 5 p.m., erstwhile her parent called to archer her that radical were not being allowed to permission the gathering unless they were questioned.

”It seems determination are conscionable much and much cops coming since I’ve been here,” Santoyo said arsenic 2 helicopters flew supra the building.

No further accusation was instantly available.

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