Halloween weekend shootings kill at least six across several US states

At least six people were killed and dozens more were injured in a series of shootings across several US states during the Halloween weekend. The violence unfolded in Dallas, Bloomington, Newark and Birmingham, with police in each city launching investigations into the incidents.

In Dallas, Texas, three separate shootings broke out within minutes of each other in the Deep Ellum district shortly after midnight on November 1, 2026. Four people died and 15 were wounded. Dallas Police Chief Daniel Comeaux said investigators were still determining whether the shootings were connected and had not yet established a cause. Some people were arrested and interviewed, though Comeaux did not specify how many were detained or what charges they faced.

“It is a very complex situation. It has spread across several areas.”

In Bloomington, Illinois, one person was killed and one person was critically wounded in a shooting near Illinois Wesleyan University. Authorities said six more people were injured without life-threatening injuries, but it remained unclear whether those individuals had been shot.

In Newark, Delaware, six people were injured in a shooting near the University of Delaware campus. In Birmingham, Alabama, one person died and eight were wounded in a shooting near Legion Field stadium after the annual Magic City Classic football game. Birmingham Police Chief Michael Pickett said most spectators and families had already left the stadium grounds, but the shooting occurred nearby where vendors were set up along Graymont Avenue. Pickett said he was grateful that no more people were injured.

Police in all four cities continued their investigations. Officials had not determined the circumstances of the Birmingham shooting, and Comeaux described the Dallas situation as very complex, saying it had spread across several areas.