Investigators released surveillance footage of a man they say opened fire on a crowd, injuring seven people during a deadly night of violence.
DALLAS, TX — Dallas police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man seen on surveillance video with a handgun shortly before investigators say he opened fire in Deep Ellum early Nov. 1, injuring seven people during a night in which three shootings left four people dead and about 15 others wounded.
The newly publicized footage focuses on the shooting in the 2600 block of Main Street, one of three scenes investigated in the Deep Ellum entertainment district after Halloween celebrations. Police Lt. Matthew Finley told FOX 4 that the unidentified man fired indiscriminately in a parking lot, striking seven people. Authorities have not publicly identified the suspect or announced an arrest in that shooting.
Security video from about 1:04 a.m. shows a man wearing a camouflage-patterned hoodie standing among a crowd in the Main Street area. The footage shows him remove a handgun from the side of his pants and hold it near his side before placing it in the front of his waistband. Police believe the images are clear enough that someone may recognize him.
The Main Street gunfire came during a series of shootings that unfolded across Deep Ellum in roughly 75 minutes. Police said the first shooting was reported at about 12:20 a.m. in the 2600 block of Elm Street. The Main Street shooting followed shortly after 1 a.m., and another shooting was reported at about 1:35 a.m. in the 200 block of South Crowdus Street.
Dallas Police Chief Daniel Comeaux said four people were killed and about 15 others were injured across the three shootings, though authorities cautioned that the injury count could change because some victims went to hospitals on their own. Police have identified the dead as Kaniesa Scott, 21; Unique Elise Benjamin, 28; Anthony McCleary, 25; and Isaiah Boling, 20, according to local reporting citing authorities and family members.
Investigators have not established publicly that the three shootings were connected. Comeaux said police were examining each scene, interviewing witnesses and reviewing video to determine what happened and whether any relationship existed among the incidents. Authorities have also asked businesses and people who were in Deep Ellum that night to provide photographs, surveillance recordings and social media videos that could help investigators reconstruct the shootings.
The violence prompted federal, state and local authorities to launch Operation Deep Cover, a coordinated law enforcement effort focused on violent crime in Deep Ellum. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas said the initiative will increase uniformed and plainclothes law enforcement in the neighborhood, improve coordination with Dallas police and review Deep Ellum cases dating to 2024 for possible federal prosecution.
Federal authorities also announced a separate firearm case against Treyveion Dionte Demby, who was arrested in the area while police were responding to gunfire around 1 a.m. Nov. 1. According to a federal criminal complaint, an officer saw Demby wearing dark clothing and a ski mask while pointing a handgun toward Main Street. Prosecutors charged him with being a felon in possession of a firearm. Authorities have not accused Demby of carrying out the three Halloween shootings, and the federal charge is an allegation. He is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Police continued searching Wednesday for the unidentified man linked to the Main Street shooting and were seeking additional information and video from the public. No motive for that shooting has been released, and investigators have not announced whether they believe the gunfire at the three Deep Ellum locations was related.
Author note: Last updated November 4, 2026.