Texas: 3 people dead and several injured after shots fired during ComoFest celebration

Texas: Three persons were killed and eight others injured after shots were fired into a crowd of hundreds during Independence Day celebration called ComoFest in Texas, US. The shooting in the Fort Worth neighbourhood of Como happened at about 11:47 p.m. on Monday, and police said a chaotic scene followed as people tried to flee on foot and in vehicles as shots rang out.

The shooting happened just hours after the end of the Independence Day celebration called ComoFest in the historically Black neighborhood. Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker said she was “devastated” by the news of the shooting.

Parker said on Twitter, “My heart breaks for the victims, their loved ones, and the entire Como community that works to build positivity and celebration in their community and our city,”