The Latest: Dallas shooting began as neighbour dispute

DALLAS – The Latest on the Dallas shooting that left a paramedic critically injured (all times local):

4:50 p.m.

Dallas police say a shooting that critically wounded a paramedic started as a dispute between two neighbours.

Interim Police Chief David Pughes said the suspected gunman was found dead in a Dallas home Monday as officers searched the neighbourhood following the paramedic’s shooting.

Investigators say the paramedic was among those responding to a shooting reported in the neighbourhood east of downtown around 11:30 a.m.

Authorities say that as emergency responders treated a civilian who’d been shot, another person approached, opened fire and critically injured the paramedic.

Pughes says officers at the scene were told that the suspected shooter and the person found shot in the street were neighbours who’d had a dispute. He says officers were told “it was just a simple dispute between two neighbours that escalated into a shooting.”

A second person also was found dead in the home, though no details have been released about that person.

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4:15 p.m.

Dallas’ mayor says two bodies have been found in a local home, including the body of a person suspected of shooting a paramedic.

Mayor Mike Rawlings said during a news conference Monday that a police robot found the bodies as authorities scoured a Dallas neighbourhood following the shooting.

Authorities say the paramedic was shot and critically wounded while helping a shooting victim.

Rawlings says the paramedic is out of surgery and in intensive care. The mayor says the civilian is also in intensive care, but no other details were released.

The mayor says the threat is over in the neighbourhood.

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4 p.m.

Authorities are searching a Dallas neighbourhood for a suspect who they believe shot and critically injured a paramedic who was helping a shooting victim.

Dozens of police vehicles have swarmed the largely residential area east of downtown. Police say they believe the suspect is still in the vicinity.

A 33-year-old woman told The Associated Press that her mother lives in the neighbourhood and saw SWAT teams arrive Monday, though she didn’t hear any gunfire

Brenda Salazar says she was already headed to visit her mother, but called after hearing about the shooting on the radio.

She says her mother told her she didn’t hear any shooting but “saw the SWAT guys and police setting up and going into the neighbourhood.”

While waiting in the shade of a gas station sign across the street from a police barricade, Salazar says her mother was OK and is watching the news, “but this stuff happens here all the time.”

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott released a statement saying his prayers were going out to all of those affected.

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2:55 p.m.

Authorities are scouring a Dallas neighbourhood for a suspect after a paramedic and a civilian were shot.

The city released a statement saying emergency responders were treating the civilian late Monday morning when another person approached, opened fired and critically injured the paramedic.

Dozens of police vehicles have swarmed the largely residential area and blocked off much of the neighbourhood just east of downtown Dallas. Officials believe the suspect is still in the vicinity.

The city says the paramedic is in critical but stable condition at Baylor University Medical Center. Details about the civilian’s condition haven’t been released.

No details have been released about the shooter or what may have sparked the shooting.

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1:50 p.m.

Dallas paramedic is in critical condition after being shot while responding to a shooting call, and that the scene remains active and dangerous.

The city released a statement saying officers were responding to a shooting around 11:30 a.m. Monday when a Dallas Fire-Rescue EMT Unit was struck. Dallas police say a paramedic was hit and is hospitalized in critical condition.

Authorities say the shooting occurred near the Dolphin Road Fire Training Academy east of downtown. Dozens of police vehicles have swarmed the mostly residential area.

Police spokesman Warren Mitchell says “the entire area is still active and very dangerous.” No details have been released about the shooter or what may have sparked the shooting.

The Dallas Police Association tweeted earlier Monday that officers responding to an active shooter were “pinned down” by gunfire.

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1:30 p.m.

Authorities say a Dallas paramedic has been shot while responding to a shooting and that the scene remains active and dangerous.

The city released a statement Monday saying officers were responding to a shooting around 11:30 a.m. when a Dallas Fire-Rescue EMT Unit was struck. The city says a paramedic was hit, transported to Baylor University Medical Center and is undergoing surgery.

Authorities say the shooting occurred near the Dolphin Road Fire Training Academy just east of downtown. Dozens of police vehicles could be seen swarming the mostly residential neighbourhood.

Police spokesman Warren Mitchell released a statement saying “the entire area is still active and very dangerous.” No details have been released about the shooter or what may have sparked the shooting.

The Dallas Police Association tweeted earlier Monday that officers responding to an active shooter were “pinned down” by gunfire.

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1:10 p.m.

Authorities say a Dallas paramedic has been shot while responding to a shooting call and that the scene remains active.

The City of Dallas released a statement Monday saying officers were responding to a shooting around 11:30 a.m. when a Dallas Fire-Rescue EMT Unit was struck. The city says a paramedic was hit, transported to Baylor University Medical Center and is undergoing surgery.

Authorities say the shooting occurred near the Dolphin Road Fire Training Academy in Dallas. Dozens of police vehicles could be seen swarming the mostly residential neighbourhood east of downtown near Interstate 30.

The Dallas Police Association tweeted earlier Monday that officers responding to an active shooter were “pinned down” by gunfire.

Dallas police say a spokesperson was on their way to the scene. No other details were immediately released