Two shootings left 1 dead, 2 injured in US

Washington, June 24 (IANS) Two shootings happened on Sunday in Texas, the US, left one dead and two injured, local police said. A 28-year-old man was fatally shot early Sunday outside a Dallas strip club. According to police, the victim and the suspect were in the parking lot near the club when the suspect opened fire around 12:45 a.m. (local time), the Xinhua news agency reported. First responders took the victim to nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. The suspect was taken into custody. In a separate incident, two men were shot in Dallas at around 2 a.m. Sunday morning. The victims told police they had been gambling when several men approached them, began arguing with them and then shot them. According to police, a 20-year-old was shot in the right shin and a 33-year-old was shot in his lower torso. They were in local hospital with stable conditions. No details about the gunman have been released.
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