DALLAS — The suspect arrested in a deadly shooting at a 7-Eleven in downtown Dallas last week mistakenly thought the victims were two people who assaulted him days prior, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by WFAA.
Dallas police arrested Donald Moore, 24, on a murder charge, the department announced on Wednesday. The shooting happened on April 5 in the 1000 block of Ross Avenue, near the intersection with North Griffin Street.
DPD said DART officers arrived first at the scene and found two adult male victims with gunshot wounds.
Police said one of the victims, identified as 17-year-old Omarian Jamal Frazier, died at the scene. The two shooting victims were interns for Café Momentum Dallas, according to a GoFundMe by the restaurant and culinary training facility.
Margaret Windham, Executive Director of Café Momentum Dallas, gave WFAA the following statement:
“Café Momentum is devastated and deeply saddened to learn about the murder of Omarian Frazier. Omarian was an inspiration to everyone who knew him. He had a promising future taken away too soon. The Café Momentum family will remember him as the bright and hardworking young man he was. Our hearts and prayers go out to his loved ones while they grieve this unimaginable loss.”
The other man was transported to a hospital in critical condition.
According to the affidavit obtained by WFAA, police found surveillance footage from the 7-Eleven on April 3 that showed Moore being assaulted. The affidavit states that police learned the two individuals who assaulted Moore were not the victims of this shooting, but look similar to the assailants.
Detectives believe Moore shot who he thought had assaulted him on April 3, according to the affidavit.
The GoFundMe to support the victims' families had reached $46,570 of its $20,000 goal.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Scott Sayers at (214)671-3647 or scott.sayers@dallascityhall.com.