Man, 26, is shot dead, and are 11 wounded – including three kids who were trampled – after gunfire erupts at outdoor rap festival headlined by Big Boogie in Dallas

• Gunfire broke out at an outdoor concert in southwest Dallas shortly after 12am
• Kealon Gilmore, 26, was found near the stage with a gunshot wound to the head
• Eleven others were shot, including three children; No one has been arrested yet
• Witnesses say there were as many as 2,000 people at the concert 
• Rapper Big Boosie didn’t make it to the stage before the shooting took place
• The event was $20-$30 to attend and kids under 10 got in for free, a flier says 

One man was killed and 11 others were shot – including three children – in a shooting at an outdoor concert in Dallas early Sunday morning.

Officers responded to an open field in southeast Oak Cliff at around 12.13 am, police said. Victims were taken to the hospital by either ambulance or private vehicle.

The event, billed as the Second Annual Epic Easter Bike Out & Field Party and hosted by ‘Bossman Bubba,’ was supposed to be a ‘trail ride’ featuring rapper Big Boogie, who did not end up making it to the stage.

Police say a preliminary investigation found that one person fired a gun into the air, then another unknown individual fired a gun in the crowd’s direction.

No one has been arrested as of Sunday afternoon.  

Witnesses say there were as many as 2,000 people at the concert. Some say the gunfire was triggered by a fight and that there were multiple shooters, WFAA reports.

Kealon Dejuane Gilmore, 26, was found lying on the ground near the concert stage with a gunshot wound to the head. He died at the scene.

Organizers had advertised that Dallas officers would be on site to provide security, a claim that the Dallas Police Department is now looking into. The event’s organizer hung up the phone when he was reached by DailyMail.com.

One man was killed and 11 others were shot – including three children – during a shooting at an outdoor concert in Dallas early Sunday morning

 Police responded to the shooting at about 12.13am in southeast Dallas. Organizers had advertised that Dallas police would be on site for security

Police say a preliminary investigation has found that one person fired a gun into the air, then another unknown individual fired a gun in the crowd’s direction 

The event, billed as a ‘bike out and field party,’ drew as many as 2,000 people. Organizers said Dallas police would be on site to provide security. Police say they’re investigating the claim

Kealon Dejuane Gilmore, 26, was found with a gunshot wound to the head near the stage. He was pronounced dead at the scene

Gilmore, who died at the scene, was a TikTok creator with about 20,000 followers on his page.

In a Facebook tribute, a friend from high school remembered him as a ‘great kid.’

‘I never thought it would be one of my friends. It’s so sad, man it’s so sad. I wouldn’t even expect for nothing to happen to you like that. Seems like the good ones always go first,’ said Facebook user Tspeed. ‘I actually knew this dude, actually went to school with this dude. This is a great kid, man.’

Michelle White, 43, showed up to the event with an ATV and was near the side of the stage when she heard loud bangs that sounded like ‘fireworks,’ according to the Dallas Morning News.

She said she helped two people, a man who was shot in the leg and a woman who was grazed by a bullet, onto the vehicle and tried to push through the crowd rushing down Cleveland Road.

She said that police and EMS had a hard time getting through the panicked crowd and that she was towing paramedics. She added that her ATV was stalled for an hour.

‘I’ve never felt more helpless in my life,’ she said.

An abandoned ATV was seen past a train track near the field, the Dallas Morning News reports.

One woman said that even though the even was billed as a ‘trail ride’ featuring ATVs and other vehicles driving around the property, it was more of an open field party.

‘Please don’t get a bad taste in your mouth from trail rides because they aren’t all bad! I’ve gone to a lot of them and had a great night! No fighting or shooting,’ said Amber Brown in a  Facebook post.

A witness told WFAA that the Saturday night concert was ‘jam-packed.’

‘Everybody was running,’ said Lulu Smith, who went with her daughter. 

‘It was so jam-packed right here, you couldn’t get in or out. When I got to my car, somebody was shooting. I rolled down my window and I heard [shots].’   

Officers were seen walking around the empty lot early Sunday morning. The grass appeared to be littered with bottles, cans, wrappers and outdoor chairs that were left behind.

A flier for the event promoted the appearance of other rappers and DJs. It said tickets were $20 in advance and $30 at the door.

Children under 10 were allowed in for free, according to the flier, which also said Dallas police would be on site to provide security. 

Gilmore was remembered as a ‘great kid.’ He was a TikTok creator with about 20,000 followers

‘I never thought it would be one of my friends. It’s so sad, man it’s so sad. I wouldn’t even expect for nothing to happen to you like that,’ one Facebook user said

‘We are looking into that as part of the ongoing investigation,’ police spokeswoman Kristin Lowman told DailyMail.com.

Police say that one man died and 11 other individuals were shot during the concert. 

All the people who were hurt were taken to hospitals either by ambulance or by private vehicles. 

One person was in critical condition and the others were in stable condition. Three of the people hurt are juveniles, police said.

No arrests have been made as police continue to investigate what prompted the shooting.

Saturday night’s shooting happened two weeks after 10 people were shot on March 19 during a spring break party at a Dallas event venue.

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