DALLAS — Police are investigating a shooting at the State Fair of Texas Saturday night which resulted in three people shot and the evacuation of the park.
The fair's opening hours for Sunday, Oct. 15, has been delayed until 2 p.m. as a result.
But how did a gun get into the fairgrounds this year, after the State Fair of Texas announced several new security protocols ahead of opening?
For the first time, fair officials said visitors this year have had to pass through a high-tech weapons detection system as they enter the grounds. The security towers are designed to identify potential threats without slowing ingress.
"You can keep your bag on, you can keep your phone in your pocket, and you can walk right through," Karissa Condoianis, the fair's senior vice president for public relations, told WFAA previously. "It's detecting weapons."
New security staff was also manning the gates this year, fair officials said, responsible for waving searching people flagged by weapons detectors. A number of Dallas police officers, both in uniform and in plain clothes, are placed throughout the park for added security.
Dallas Police Department Deputy Chief Teena Schultz previously said a department tactical team also spends "eight or nine months" planning for the fair every year, and engage in tabletop exercises with fair employees and Dallas Fire Rescue personnel.
A new rule was instituted for this year's fair to turn away minors at the fair's entrance after 5 p.m. unless they are accompanied by someone 21 years old or older.
The move came a year after teenagers caused a panic at the fair by running through the park, yelling about a hoax shooting. Social media trends have increasingly encouraged similar, bad behavior in public.
Fair sources have told WFAA in regards to the Saturday night shooting that that two people were shot, but no one was killed, and that one of three possible suspects is in custody.
Dallas District 7 City Councilmember Adam Bazaldua said in a tweet that he was told the conflict was sparked between two people who knew each other.