‘Chaos’ erupts at Texas State Fair after false reports of active shooter
The state fair closed early Friday night after some fair goers tried to “create chaos” and crowds of people stampeded through the fair grounds fearing an active shooter, Star-Telegram media partner WFAA reported.
People at the fair Friday night fled a non-existent shooter in the Midway, according to WFAA and video posted on social media.
#BREAKING: Reports of a shooting at Texas state fair
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Right now dozens of law enforcements are responding to unconfirmed Reports of a shooting at Texas state fair in Dallas Texas as multiple people run in Panic and take cover this is still developing pic.twitter.com/8pRKu0zWUN— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) October 15, 2022
i went to the texas state fair today, and there was a false alarm for an active shooter caused by a group of teenagers trying to create chaos and they succeeded. -
— SPOOKY OLI (@kindofphony) October 15, 2022
Karissa Condoianis, a spokesperson for the fair, told WFAA that some fairgoers were “trying to create chaos” by running through the fairgrounds.
I was there and it was terrifying, and made worse because nobody ever confirmed if the threat was real or not pic.twitter.com/KrPAJxFKW6
— postitbreakup (@postitbreakup) October 15, 2022
Condoianis told WFAA the fair went back to normal after the shooting scare, but the fair still closed an hour early.
