China News Service, March 21. According to a report by the American Chinese website, in the early morning of the 20th local time, bar shootings occurred in two cities in Texas almost simultaneously, resulting in 1 death and 12 injuries.
According to reports, at around 1:30 am local time on the 20th, the Dallas police in Texas received an alarm that a shooting occurred in a nightclub called Pryme Night Club.
According to a police press release, a total of eight people were shot.
The victim was taken to a local hospital, and one of the women was pronounced dead.
Among the other victims are still in critical condition.
The police said the suspect had a dispute with another person at the club.
When an eyewitness tried to intervene, the suspect started shooting.
Authorities said the suspect fled the scene.
Dallas police released the suspect's photo and asked anyone who knew to contact the police department.
Only half an hour after the Dallas incident, another shooting occurred in a Houston bar. Five people were injured and one was seriously injured. The suspect is still at large.
According to the police, the shooting occurred at around 2 am in a bar called Maserati Club near West Road in the 10200 block of North Liberty Road.
The police received a report that there was a riot in the bar.
After the police arrived at the club, a man was found shot.
They later discovered that four more people were injured in the incident.
Houston police said a dispute was believed to have occurred within the club and a man took out a pistol and started shooting.
Investigators are viewing surveillance video of the shooting, trying to determine the identity of the shooter.
Police said that one of the victims was shot in the neck and seriously injured.
The other victims were taken to the hospital by private cars.