Thread: 6 people reported shot to death at Texas roller rink

Multiple people reported shot to death at Texas roller rink

Incident takes place during private birthday party in Dallas suburb

BREAKING NEWS

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas — Five people were shot to death and three others wounded Saturday at a roller rink in the Dallas suburb of Grand Prairie, NBCDFW.com reported.

The shooting at Forum Roller World took place just after 7 p.m. when an argument got out of hand and someone pulled a weapon, Grand Prairie police spokesman John Brimmer told the NBC station.

In all, eight people were shot, five of them fatally.

Brimmer said that there was a private birthday party at the roller rink and that the gunman was one of the attendees. The gunman was shot, though Brimmer wasn't sure if that was self-inflicted.

It might have been the gunman's birthday party, myfoxdfw.com reported.

The condition of the other three victims was not immediately known.

Grand Prairie is about 15 miles west of downtown Dallas.

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6 Killed in Roller Rink Shooting

Gunman believed to be among the dead

By Frank Heinz
Saturday, Jul 23, 2011 | Updated 10:24 PM CDT

Six people are dead, including the gunman, after a shooting at Forum Roller World in Grand Prairie, police say.

The shooting took place just after 7 p.m. when an domestic dispute got out of hand during a party and someone pulled a weapon and opened fire, according to Grand Prairie police.

In all, at least nine people were shot, six of them fatally. The gunman died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said, though all facets of the shooting are being investigated.

The condition, identities and ages of the survivors are not immediately known.

It has been reported that the gunman was at a private birthday party and was possibly celebrating his own birthday. It has also been suggested that the gunman may be the father of the person celebrating the birthday. Police have not yet been able to determine those details.

It is also not yet known if the gathering at the roller rink was a private party or if the rink was open to the public.

Check back and refresh this page for the latest information.

NBC 5's Scott Gordon and Ashanti Blaize contributed to this report

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BREAKING NEWS

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas — Six people were shot to death and four others wounded Saturday at a roller rink in the Dallas suburb of Grand Prairie, NBCDFW.com reported.

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Gunman kills self, 5 others at Texas roller rink

The Associated Press
Posted: 07/23/2011 09:09:19 PM MDT

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas—A police chief says a gunman has died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after killing five other people and injuring three at a North Texas roller rink.

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram says Grand Prairie Police Chief Steve Dye announced the new details late Saturday at a news conference outside Forum Roller World. Dye says the cause was an apparent domestic disturbance between a husband and wife. Police haven't identified the names or ages of the victims.

Police spokesman John Brimmer says the gunman was pronounced dead at Parkland Hospital in Dallas.

The injured survivors were taken to hospitals, and their conditions weren't disclosed.

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That's so messed up.

Dixie

Im glad i dont have anymore birthday parties.Man this is sad.That people cant even get along at a birthday party.

Man shot estranged wife, her family at roller rink

Posted: Jul 23, 2011 8:10 PM PDT Updated: Jul 24, 2011 10:00 AM PDT
By ANGELA K. BROWN
Associated Press

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (AP) - A gunman shouted at the children to leave his son's birthday party at a Texas roller rink before fatally shooting his estranged wife and four of her relatives and then killing himself as others panicked and some fled screaming in their skates, police and witnesses say.

Police said the couple had been having ongoing marriage problems that investigators believe led to the shootings about 7 p.m. Saturday at Forum Roller World in Grand Prairie, about 20 miles west of Dallas. No young children or rink employees were killed. Some people at nearby businesses said they watched as adults and children spilled from the rink in horror.

"They just looked terrified," Cody Poston, a witness, told WFAA-TV, outside the rink that was festooned with birthday decorations. "There's several people crying. The kids were just kind of oblivious."

Grand Prairie detective John Brimmer identified the gunman as Tan Do, 35, of Grand Prairie, and said the party was for his 11-year-old son. Do ordered the children to leave the party, and then after they ran and hid, he opened fire, Brimmer said. Do's son and his other child are safe with other relatives, he said.

Do killed his estranged wife, Trini Do, 29, of Grand Prairie, three of her siblings and her sister-in-law, Brimmer said in a statement Sunday. He identified the others as Trini Do's sisters, Lynn Ta, 16, and Michelle Ta, 28; her brother, Hien Ta, 21; and her sister-in-law, Thuy Nguyen, 25.

Brimmer said about 30 friends and family were attending the birthday party, some from out of town. Four others were wounded but don't have life-threatening injuries, he said.

Grief counselors were available for witnesses, victims and family members, Police Chief Steve Dye said.

Derrian Harris, 18, of Grand Prairie said he rushed to the rink Saturday night after hearing about the shootings. He said he usually goes there every Friday night and was worried about whether any of his friends were hurt, but later believed that he didn't know any of the victims. He said he has never seen so much as a fight at the rink.

"All kinds of people come here to skate, and everybody gets along," Harris said.

Great Southwest Parkway, a major street in an industrial area in front of the rink, was partially blocked off after the shooting. About a dozen police vehicles with lights flashing and a few fire trucks were parked nearby, with a mobile command station in front of the building. For hours overnight, investigators continued walking in and out of the building and bodies were still inside.

Aaron Feldt told WFAA-TV he was standing across the street at a bowling alley when he heard the shots.

"I saw family coming across the street," he said, adding he could see the "panic in their eyes."

Byron Raspberry of Grand Prairie said his children go to the rink frequently because it is near their home.

"It doesn't make any sense," Raspberry said. "I don't feel safe at all."

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