Police: 4 dead, 4 wounded in Dallas-area shootings


August 8, 2013 at 10:18a.m.

Police: 4 dead, 4 wounded in Dallas-area shootings

DALLAS (AP) - A suspect in the fatal shootings of four people in two Dallas-area homes was in custody today as police tried to determine what prompted the attacks just minutes apart and whether an explosive was used. Four people were also wounded in the attacks. The first shooting took place at a house in southwest Dallas late Wednesday and another was about 15 minutes later in DeSoto, some 10 miles away, Dallas police Sgt. Warren Mitchell said.