Officials said that a murder-suicide that left two people dead occurred at the Dallas County Medical Examiner‘s office on Tuesday afternoon.
At a press conference, Dallas County Sheriff Marian Brown stated that no suspects were wanted. She did not specify which county employee was one of the deceased victims.
The judge of Dallas County, or top executive, Clay Jenkins, stated at the scene that the incident seemed to be a murder-suicide.
In a Facebook address on election night, Jenkins, who is up for reelection, said, “We’re all mourning the loss of one of our own tonight.
Officials stated that the attack is still under investigation and that the names of the deceased will not be made public until after contacting kin.
At 4:45 p.m., first responders responded to reports of a shooting at an office close to downtown Dallas, according to Sheriff’s Lt. Will Fritz. It is guarded by county marshals and sheriff’s deputies because it is a county facility examiner will handle the autopsies
Fritz only identified the dead as male and female.
According to Jenkins, law officers searched the offices for potential suspects as part of the active-shooter process as a precaution.
The medical examiner’s office building, according to NBC Dallas-Fort Worth, was evacuated.
The autopsies will be performed by the Collin County medical examiner, according to Jenkins.
