DALLAS — A teenage girl was killed in a shooting early Monday morning in Dallas following a dispute, police said.
The shooting happened shortly after midnight at a gas station in the 100 block of Murdock Road in southeast Dallas.
It started when there was an argument between a group of males in one car and a group of females in another car. Police say the males opened fire at the females.
The girl, who was identified as Larayah Foreman, was riding in the backseat of the vehicle when she was shot, according to police.
That vehicle pulled over and the girl was transported to the hospital where she was pronounced dead, police said.
An off-duty officer witnessed the shooting and followed the vehicle, but then someone opened fire at the officer in the 400 block of Longbranch Lane, according to preliminary information from Dallas police. The officer was not injured. No arrests were made.
Chief Eddie Garcia says these are senseless acts that his department has been working to reduce by targeting hot spots and being more visible.
Since May, the police department has reduced the murder rate by 25%, which is nearly a dozen fewer victims compared to last year.