A man fatally shot a woman and a girl in a car Friday in the Birdville Stadium parking lot in Haltom City before dying by suicide, police officials said.
Officers were dispatched shortly before 4:30 p.m. to the stadium parking lot in the 6100 block of East Belknap after receiving reports of a shooting, the news release said.
More than a dozen police and emergency vehicles surrounded a U-Haul truck cordoned off with caution tape outside the stadium. Officers established a perimeter around the rental vehicle at the stadium.
Haltom City Police Sgt. Rick Alexander said a man arrived at the scene in a U-Haul and confronted the victims inside another vehicle.
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“At some point, it looks like he shot into the car and unfortunately killed both of the females inside the vehicle,” Alexander said during a Friday evening news conference. “Shortly after that, we believe he took his own life.” Detectives recovered a gun near the man.
Haltom City Police Sgt. Rick Alexander addresses the media in a news conference Friday evening.
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Alexander declined to provide specifics, including ages, but confirmed one child was among the deceased.
He said the three individuals were known to each other. Their identities were not released.
The shooting occurred on Birdville Independent School District property as afternoon activities were concluding, but police said there is currently no known connection between the victims and the school district.
Birdville ISD didn’t immediately return a request.
The police department expects to release a formal update Monday.
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