Shootings across the United States over Halloween weekend left people dead and wounded, many of them in nightlife districts and near college campuses. According to a Straits Times report reprinting The New York Times, police statements show at least 24 people were killed and 94 wounded nationwide.
The totals are disputed. ABC News US and France 24 report at least six people dead and dozens injured, based on officials’ counts of shootings in nightlife districts. The sources do not reconcile the two figures or explain the difference in scope.
In Dallas, police said three shootings Saturday night in the Deep Ellum neighborhood, within about 75 minutes of one another, killed four people and injured 15. Police have not said whether the shootings were related.
In Birmingham, Alabama, one person was killed and eight wounded in two shootings outside Legion Field after the Magic City Classic, Mayor Randall Woodfin said. The game drew nearly 70,000 fans, and Alabama A&M won 31-28. Birmingham police chief Michael Pickett said most spectators had left the stadium property after the game. The circumstances of the shootings were unclear, and one person was detained and multiple weapons were found.
In Newark, Delaware, six people were shot late Saturday near the University of Delaware campus, police Lt. Greg D’Elia said. The university said it would post updates online.
In Bloomington, Illinois, a 19-year-old woman was killed in a shooting early Sunday near Illinois Wesleyan University, and another woman was in critical condition, according to ABC News US.
In Fayetteville, Arkansas, six people were taken to hospitals with gunshot wounds from a shooting early Sunday near the University of Arkansas. No arrests had been made.
In Fairfield, California, a shooting inside a Spirit Halloween store killed a 31-year-old woman and wounded six others, according to France 24. The woman’s family said she was pregnant. Police called the shooting a targeted attack. No immediate arrests were reported.
Straits Times, reprinting The New York Times, also reported incidents in Oklahoma City, Jackson, Mississippi, Jacksonville and Detroit. No second source was available for those details. In Oklahoma City, the circumstances of two people fatally struck by a vehicle were unclear.
The weekend’s timing drew comparison in one analysis. Criminologist James Alan Fox, reviewing FBI incident data for Boston from 2005 to 2009, found October 31 ranked as the third-most violent day of the year, after July 4 and January 1, according to the Straits Times report.
Deep Ellum has also faced safety concerns over a wave of crime. At least seven bars and restaurants, some of them long-standing, have closed there in 2026, the Straits Times reported.
What happens next is still unclear. Dallas investigators are still determining whether the three Deep Ellum shootings were related, and authorities said the casualty count could rise. Fayetteville police have made no arrests, and Newark’s university will post investigation updates online.
There is no single official national tally. The 24-dead and 94-wounded figures come from one source and are not confirmed by ABC News US or France 24, and the number of arrests and charges in Dallas was not specified.
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