{"id":281609,"date":"2025-10-06T11:45:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T11:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/281609\/"},"modified":"2025-10-06T11:45:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T11:45:20","slug":"dallas-dart-train-shooting-leaves-1-dead-second-in-a-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/281609\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas DART train shooting leaves 1 dead, second in a week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">One person is dead after a shooting on a Dallas Area Rapid Transit train Sunday night, marking the second deadly incident on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/southwest\/texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas train system<\/a> in the past week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The shooting happened near the Pearl\/Arts District Station on Bryan Street around 7 p.m., according <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/news\/1-dead-dart-train-shooting-suspect-custody\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to FOX 4.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>DART police responded to the station after a caller reported an active shooter at the station, the outlet reported. One person was found dead from a gunshot wound on the train.<\/p>\n<p>Details surrounding the incident are limited, but FOX 4 reported a suspect is in custody.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/americas-commuters-under-siege-violent-transit-crimes-endanger-blue-cities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>AMERICA\u2019S COMMUTERS UNDER SIEGE AS VIOLENT TRANSIT CRIMES ENDANGER BLUE CITIES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/dart-train-shooting-police-presence.jpg\" alt=\"Police car outside DART train in Dallas after shooting\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Police responded to the DART train near Pearl\/Arts District Station on Bryan Street after a passenger was shot and killed. (Jordan Bickerstaff via FOX 4)<\/p>\n<p>Fox News Digital reached out to DART for comment, but did not hear back by the time of publication.<\/p>\n<p>The deadly shooting comes less than a week after a man was killed on the DART train last Monday. DART police responded to the Market Center Station on Harry Hines Boulevard at around 10:15 p.m., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/news\/man-killed-after-argument-dart-train-dallas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FOX 4 reported<\/a> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Tom Gormley, 53, was found inside a train car with multiple gunshot wounds to his chest. He was pronounced dead at the scene after first responders attempted life-saving measures.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/north-carolina-governor-signs-irynas-law-after-ukrainian-refugees-brutal-train-murder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>NORTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR SIGNS &#8216;IRYNA&#8217;S LAW&#8217; AFTER UKRAINIAN REFUGEE&#8217;S BRUTAL TRAIN MURDER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/dart-train-deadly-shooting-dallas-texas.jpg\" alt=\"Covered up window on DART train after shooting\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>One person is dead after a shooting on a DART train in Dallas, Texas, on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (Jordan Bickerstaff via FOX 4)<\/p>\n<p>Gormley was a Marine veteran, according to a GoFundMe page aimed at helping the family pay for funeral costs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He was a victim of a senseless act of violence while aboard a train in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/dallas-fort-worth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dallas, Texas,<\/a> and was taken from us far too soon,&#8221; the fundraiser reads. &#8220;Our family is heartbroken and completely unprepared for the financial burden of planning a funeral and managing the associated costs. We are reaching out to our community for support during this devastating time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/daniel-tom-gormley-dart-train-shooting-victim.jpg\" alt=\"Daniel Tom Gormley, shooting victim on DART train in Texas\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Daniel Tom Gormley, 53, was shot and killed on a DART train in Dallas on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. (GoFundMe)<\/p>\n<p>A DART rail operator told police that Gormley told the suspect to get off the train before the suspect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/crime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fired a gun three times<\/a>, according to FOX 4. It&#8217;s unclear what led to the exchange.<\/p>\n<p>Gormley&#8217;s accused killer was identified as Christopher Clemson Akins and was taken into custody quickly, police said.<\/p>\n<p>DART Police Chief Charles Cato said last Wednesday that such incidents are &#8220;extremely rare&#8221; and &#8220;taken very seriously.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;DART Police remain deeply committed to the safety of our riders, employees, and the communities we serve,&#8221; Cato said, via FOX 4.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>DART is a transit agency serving the Dallas\u2013Fort Worth metroplex of Texas offering multiple travel options: Light Rail, Trinity Railway Express commuter rail, bus routes, GoLink on-demand services and paratransit services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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