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1 fatally shot, another injured in convenience store shooting

One man is dead and another is injured following a shooting Wednesday at a convenience store in far northeast Dallas, police said.
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DALLAS — Updated with more information from police.

One man is dead and another is injured following a shooting Wednesday at a convenience store in far northeast Dallas, police said. 

Just after 12:30 p.m., Dallas police officers responded to a shooting call at Abrams Food Beer & Wine. 

Police said some men were arguing outside the store and the victim, 33-year-old James Burks, exchanged gunfire with the suspect. Burks died in the shooting and another 27-year-old man was critically injured. The injured man was taken to Dallas Presbyterian Hospital.

No arrests had been made as of Wednesday night, police said. The suspect is described as a 25-year-old black man with a short mohawk-style haircut and was last seen wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt and black track pants. After the shooting, the suspect entered the passenger side of a silver 4-door sedan and fled the scene.

Anyone with any information regarding this incident can contact Detective Anderson with the Dallas Police Department Homicide Unit at 214-671-3616, or by email at c.anderson@dallascityhall.com. Please reference case #234176-2019.

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