A key unanswered question is whether the suspected shooter, identified Sunday morning as Cameron Turner, 22, was allowed to bring the gun into Fair Park, and...
Dallas Fire-Rescue EMS loads one of the wounded onto a cart after a shooting at the State Fair of Texas on Saturday night. A suspect is in custody after a shooting that wounded three people at the State Fair of Texas on Saturday night, according to police and city officials.in a shooting at the State Fair of Texas, authorities are working to determine how and why the shooter opened fire at the fair.
A key unanswered question is whether the suspected shooter, identified Sunday morning as Cameron Turner, 22, was allowed to bring the gun into Fair Park, and if not, how the gun was brought in., the fair says “no weapons of any kind are permitted on the fairgrounds. This includes firearms,” as well as other weapons including knives, clubs and stun guns.
In response to questions about the rules, Karissa Condoianis, senior vice president for public relations for the State Fair of Texas, said on Sunday the fair’s “general rule is that no weapons are allowed in Fair Park; however, we recognize Texans’ right to carry a weapon for personal protection.
“It’s one thing to have a right to bear arms, it’s another to have legislation, like permit-less carry, that makes it easier for senseless acts of gun violence like this to be carried out in our state,” Dallas councilman Adam Bazaldua, whose district includes Fair Park,. “I wish our Republican friends in Austin would pass meaningful gun legislation to help our constituents feel safe in public.
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