The Brief
A man was critically injured early Sunday morning outside a West Dallas gas station after being run over by a vehicle following a fight.
Police initially responded to reports of a shooting, but hospital staff determined the victim’s severe injuries were caused by a vehicle strike rather than gunfire.
The driver left in a dark-colored vehicle, and police have made no arrests nor released suspect or vehicle details.
DALLAS – Dallas police are investigating an early-morning hit-and-run that left a man critically injured Sunday outside a gas station in West Dallas.
Hit-and-run
What we know
Officers and Dallas Fire-Rescue responded to a shooting call around 3:30 a.m. at a Shell gas station in the 300 block of Singleton Boulevard, where emergency personnel found a critically injured man lying in the roadway.
The man was rushed to a local hospital in critical condition. Shortly after his arrival, hospital staff notified police that the victim had not been shot, but had instead suffered severe injuries from being struck by a vehicle.
Surveillance footage reviewed by officers on the scene revealed that a fight broke out among a group of people, during which shots were fired. During the fight, a driver in a dark-colored vehicle ran over the victim before leaving the scene, according to police.
Dallas Police Department crime scene technicians processed the area, recovering shell casings, clothing, and a shoe from the roadway. Crash investigators have been called to assist with the ongoing investigation.
What we don’t know
No arrests have been made, and police have not released further details regarding the suspect or the vehicle involved.
The Source
Information in this article is from Dallas Police officers on the scene.