Four killed, about 15 wounded in three Halloween night shootings in Dallas' Deep Ellum

The shootings broke out within about 75 minutes early Sunday as Halloween crowds packed the entertainment district. Police have made arrests but say they have no evidence yet that the three scenes are linked.

Four people were killed and about 15 others were wounded in three separate shootings that broke out within roughly 75 minutes in Dallas' Deep Ellum entertainment district early Sunday, Nov. 1, as Halloween crowds filled the area, police said.

According to the Dallas Police Department's preliminary investigation, the first shooting was reported at about 12:20 a.m. in the 2600 block of Elm Street, the second at about 1:05 a.m. in the 2600 block of Main Street and the third at about 1:35 a.m. in the 200 block of South Crowdus Street. Police told CBS News Texas that five people were shot in a convenience store parking lot on Elm Street in an apparent altercation. Local outlets citing police reported that three people died at one scene and one at another.

"Right now, in total, we have four people that are deceased from three separate scenes, and we have approximately 15 others that have been injured," Police Chief Daniel Comeaux said. He cautioned that the count could change because some victims took themselves to hospitals.

A Dallas police car at a Deep Ellum shooting scene early Sunday, Nov. 1 (FOX 4)

Arrests, but no charges announced

Comeaux said several people had been arrested and were being interviewed, but police have not publicly identified anyone in custody, announced charges or said how those detained are tied to the shootings. Officers are still looking for more suspects. "At this time, we have no information that they are related," the chief said of the three scenes.

Police have not released the names of the dead. The family of 21-year-old Kaniesa Scott told NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth that she was among those killed.

Extra officers had been assigned to Deep Ellum for Halloween, and Comeaux said some were less than two blocks away when the gunfire began; one officer revived a wounded person at the scene. "We were fully staffed out here," he said. "We knew it was Saturday night. We knew it was Halloween, so we were staffed properly."

A Dallas police investigator walks past a damaged car at a Deep Ellum scene on Sunday (NBC 5)

'Always unacceptable'

Mayor Eric Johnson said "this kind of violence is always unacceptable in our city" and that the city must keep looking for ways to make Deep Ellum a safe gathering place. Thomas Jennings, a manager at St. Pete's Dancing Marlin, told CBS News Texas the shots "sounded like fireworks hitting a wall" as staff were getting ready to close.

The Halloween violence is at least the fourth shooting with multiple victims in the district this year, according to NBC 5. Investigators are canvassing businesses for surveillance footage and asking anyone with photos or video to contact Sgt. Boz Rojas at 214-671-3598.

Photos: CBS News Texas, FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth, NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

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Four killed, about 15 wounded in three Halloween night shootings in Dallas' Deep Ellum