What Allegedly Sparked Justin Murdock’s Deadly Dallas Halloween Shooting?

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A teen triple-slay suspect in Texas fatally shot a man who catcalled two women he was walking with on Halloween night — and also killed two innocent bystanders while aiming for his target, police said.

The alleged deadly shooting spree by Justin Murdock, 18, in Dallas was sparked when 25-year-old Anthony Martin leaned out a car window and began catcalling two women as they walked the streets of the Deep Ellum neighborhood with Murdock and other men, according to KTVU-TV.

Martin was killed in the shooting, along with bystanders Unique Benjamin, 28, and Kaniesa Scott, 21, who were not involved in the confrontation, police said. Several other people were injured in the mass shooting.

At least one witness told police that the driver of the car Martin was riding in was brandishing a firearm before Murdock pulled the trigger of a gun that had been modified to fire automatically, according to the outlet.

Murdock, who was arrested, was identified in part by his “distinctive” clothing and shoes at the time, the station reported. It was unclear if he was wearing a Halloween costume.

Dallas police are still hunting for suspects in three other shootings in the neighborhood that all occurred just after midnight on Halloween, one of which left a 20-year-old man dead.

In addition to the four individuals killed, the night of violence in the neighborhood left 15 people injured, according to the outlet.