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Second Deadly DART Train Shooting in a Week Leaves One Dead at Dallas Pearl Station

Police describe an isolated attack, with trains back on schedule, identities withheld.

Overview

  • One person was pronounced dead after a shooting around 7 p.m. Sunday on a train near the Pearl/Arts District Station, according to DART police.
  • DART police said they believe the incident was isolated and reported no ongoing threat to the public.
  • FOX 4 reported that a suspect is in custody in connection with the Sunday shooting, though authorities have not released names.
  • DART established a bus bridge immediately after the incident and restored normal rail service by Monday morning, citing sub–six-minute priority-one response times.
  • The killing follows a Sept. 29 fatal shooting in which victim Daniel Tom Gormley was found on a DART train and suspect Christopher Clemson Akins was arrested and charged with murder.