Multiple people shot during trail ride event in Smith County

[Ohio Joe]

The Smith County Sheriff's Office is investigating after multiple people were shot during a trail ride event early Sunday morning.

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"Investigators spoke to witnesses at the scene and have identified several persons of interest they wish to interview," the SCSO said in a statement. "According to witnesses at the scene, an altercation took place near the concert stage which resulted in one or more trail ride groups shooting into the crowd. Witnesses also advised that private security was on site and was collecting firearms from attendees prior to their entry into the concert."

Witnesses told authorities after the initial shooting some of the groups ran to security and took their firearms back. Subsequently, a second shooting took place in that area.

"After the arrival of law enforcement, a third shooting occurred at the rear of the property," the SCSO said. "At this time it is believed that all injuries took place during the original shooting incident as no new victims were located at the scene by law enforcement subsequent to the third shooting."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/multiple-people-shot-during-trail-ride-event-in-smith-county/ar-AAYTkl5?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=91f39c3ba2c349d99fc84b86df9a80de

One event... Three shootings... MOAR GUNZ

[regnaD kciN]

1. FREEEEEEEEEEEEDUMB!!!

God bless the Supreme Court!

[Sogo]

2. What state is Smith County in?

(Pet peeve of mine that people write about places and don't identify the state. I mean, how many "Smith Counties" must there be in this country??)

[Liberal In Texas]

3. It's East Texas. Gohmert country.

Wild Wild West.

[gratuitous]

4. That was my question, too; it appears it was in Texas

The story mentions Longview, Kilgore and Tyler.

[Jerry2144]

5. How long until

Something like this happens in Texas and the targeted people whip out their guns to return fire? It seems like we are so close to an open shootout.

[AkFemDem]

8. It literally was a shoot out

Not one gunman firing into a crowd.

[maxsolomon]

6. I'm gonna guess this is a horse event, not bicycles.

More and more guns everywhere all the time - another victory for our dumb Constitution.

[AkFemDem]

7. Not that kind of trail ride

ATVs, shoot out happened at a concert event.

[maxsolomon]

11. OK, well, that doesn't change the demographic that much.

but what do I know? I'm just a blue state urban librul.

pew pew, America.

[Lovie777]

9. I see Texas alongwith other red states are going keep their police quite busy . ..

between guns and abortion to immigration, etc. they will have to build more criminal facilities and not federal but state wise. Good luck assholes.

[DFW]

10. They won't have time for small misdemeanors

Such as armed robbery, drug smuggling, murder and embezzlement.

There are women and Latinos to chase after!!

[sinkingfeeling]

12. Hee haw! Livin' in the new, wild West.