Halloween catcall sparks triple-murder as teen opens fire on man hitting on his pals — and kills innocent bystanders

Police say an 18-year-old suspect fatally shot a man after he catcalled two women in the group the teenager was walking with in Dallas’s Deep Ellum neighbourhood on Halloween. Two bystanders were also killed, and several others were injured, making the shooting a deadly escalation of a street confrontation.

The suspect, Justin Murdock, was arrested and is accused of killing Anthony Martin, 25, as well as Unique Benjamin, 28, and Kaniesa Scott, 21, who were not involved in the dispute. Police say the gun had been modified to fire automatically; a witness also reported that the car’s driver was brandishing a firearm. Authorities are investigating three other shootings in the neighbourhood shortly after midnight, including one that killed a 20-year-old; the night’s violence left 15 people injured.