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A weekend brawl at a Dallas national cheerleading competition sent
thousands of teens and parents running for their lives when the scuffle
sparked false reports of an active shooter, police said.
The chaos unfolded around 1 p.m. Saturday at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, where a countrywide championship for the National Cheerleaders Association was under way, the Dallas Police Department said
on X.
“The preliminary investigation determined a fight between two people led
to multiple poles being knocked down, which caused a loud noise,” the department said. “This noise contributed to panic inside the building, prompting people to rush outside in a stampede.
“There were multiple life-threatening injuries during the chaos,” police
said. “No shooting occurred.”
But the fear over a possible shooter sent thousands of teen cheerleaders
and their families running into the streets, shows video footage posted by
Fox affiliate KDFW-TV.
“It was pandemonium,” witness David Crawford told the outlet. “Everyone
running in all directions.”
https://nypost.com/2025/03/02/us-news/active-shooter-alarm-sparks- stampede-at-texas-cheerleading-championship/
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