Shooting Leaves One Dead At Tire Shop In Dallas

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DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – One man is dead after a shooting in Dallas on Christmas Eve.

According to police, Anthony Torres, 30, fired at several people in the parking lot of Omar's Wheels and Tires near in the 300 block of Buckner Boulevard around 3:40 p.m. Thursday.

Authorities say that Enrique Garcia-Mendoza, 25, was killed while he was sitting in his car.

An employee of the tire shop returned fire on Torres, hitting him. He drove himself to Baylor Hospital where he's being treated. It's not known how serious his gunshot wounds are at this time.

Torres told officers at the hospital that "the other guy pulled out his gun and they got into a gun fight," according to an affidavit released by the Dallas police department.

One other person was shot and is listed in critical condition at another hospital nearby.

Police said other witnesses received minor injuries in the shootout.

Torres has been charged with murder and is being held on a $500,000.00 bond.

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