Cameron Turner, the suspect arrested in the State Fair of Texas shooting, told police he fired his weapon in self-defense.
The iconic Big Tex statue is installed prior to the State Fair of Texas at Fair Park in Dallas on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023.State Fair authorities issued an emergency order at 8:05 p.m. Saturday, evacuating people after shots were fired around 7:45 p.m. in the food court inside the Tower Building, according to police., ran from the scene, but was later located by police. A gun was also recovered. He was arrested on three charges of aggravated assault.
Nothing was seen in the hands of the man who spoke to Turner and he did not reach for anything before Turner produced a gun, the affidavit says.In an interview with police, Turner said he went into “survival mode” and felt threatened by the man who approached him, thus shooting him. Earlier this year, fair officials said it instituted new security measures including high-tech weapon scanners and increased security personnel.
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