DALLAS — Dallas police say a 27-year-old man is dead after being fatally shot by another man following a violent argument Saturday morning.
Just before 9:25 a.m., officers responded to a shooting call in the 6700 block of Atha Drive. When they arrived, they located the victim, Joshua Donald Moore, lying on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds.
Dallas Fire-Rescue transported Moore to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Police said the investigation revealed Moore and another man were involved in a verbal argument, when Moore reportedly pulled a knife and attempted to stab the man. Police said that man shot Moore in self-defense.
Police said the shooter was interviewed by detectives with the homicide unit and was released pending a referral to a Dallas County grand jury.