KCEN-TV, KCEN-HD, Waco, Temple, Killeen, Bryan, TexasGunman, 2 others wounded in Dallas shootout
Associated Press - March 8, 2010 8:05 PM ET
DALLAS (AP) - Authorities say a gunman apparently angry over business dealings wounded a father and son at their financial services company inside a Dallas office building today.
The gunfire this morning created a frightening, grisly scene at the 15-story building, with 1 of the injured men making his way down an escalator with blood gushing from his neck and scared bank employees and customers locking themselves in vaults.
Dallas police spokesman Sr. Cpl. Kevin Janse (JAN'-see) says that after the two men were shot, the suspect apparently turned the gun on himself as three officers were coming down the hall toward the third-floor suite. The suspect was in critical condition today.
Janse says the gunman and the victims, 66-year-old Richard Smith and 39-year-old R. Chris Smith, apparently had an ongoing dispute. But it was not clear exactly why the suspect opened fire inside the offices of Smith Financial in northern Dallas.
Richard Smith was shot in the legs, and his son was shot in the neck. Both were in stable condition.
Police declined to immediately release more details about the gunman.
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