Search for suspect underway in Dallas nightclub shooting

Police responded to an active shooter call at the Pryme Night Club at 1:30 a.m.

March 20, 2021, 4:43 PM

A 21-year-old woman was killed and seven others were injured in a shooting at a Dallas nightclub early Saturday.

Dallas police responded to an active shooter call at the Pryme Night Club at 1:30 a.m. local time and found eight people injured.

All wounded victims were transferred to nearby hospitals and a woman identified as Daisy Navarrete, 21, was pronounced deceased, police said.

Dallas police department have released a surveillance image showing the suspect involved in the shooting at the Pryme Bar in Dallas overnight on March 20, 2021.
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The suspect was involved in a verbal argument with another patron in the club, police said. When a witness tried to break up the argument, the suspect produced a firearm and began shooting into the crowd.

In a Saturday afternoon update, police released a surveillance photo of the suspect's back. The suspect was described as wearing a hat and jacket with unknown writing on the back.

PHOTO: Signage for the nightclub Pryme is illuminated by lights from first responders after a shooting left one person dead and multiple others injured in Dallas during  the early morning hours of March 20, 2021.
Signage for the nightclub Pryme is illuminated by lights from first responders after a shooting left one person dead and multiple others injured in Dallas during the early morning hours of March 20, 2021.
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Dallas police vehicles block the road while responding to a shooting left one person dead and multiple others injured in Dallas during the early morning hours of March 20, 2021.
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Police are asking the public to come forward with information to identify the suspect.

The other victims were treated for injuries that ranged from stable to critical, police said.

The motive and circumstances surrounding the murder are under investigation.

The Dallas Police Department asks for anyone with information regarding this incident to contact Detective Boz Rojas at 214-681-1786 or by email: boz.rojas@dallascityhall.com, please refer to case #047116-2021.