Dallas police confirm no active shooter at cheer competition
Updated: 8:24 PM CST Mar 1, 2025
A fight at a Dallas convention center where the National Cheerleaders Association All-Star Championship is being held this weekend caused loud noises that led to panic and injuries today, officials said.The Dallas Police Department responded to an “incident” at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center around 1 p.m. local time and determined no shooting had occurred. According to a DPD statement, “The preliminary investigation determined a fight between two people led to multiple poles being knocked down, which caused a loud noise. This noise contributed to panic inside the building, prompting people to rush outside in a stampede. There were multiple non-life-threatening injuries during the chaos.”Police evacuated the building as a precaution, the department said, and shut down the cheer event for the day. Later on Saturday, competitors and family members were allowed to return to the convention center to retrieve items that may have been left behind. The competition will resume Sunday. The NCA All-Star Championship is expected to bring more than 58,000 people to the area through the weekend, more than 30,000 of them cheerleaders from 43 states and nine countries.
DALLAS —A fight at a Dallas convention center where the National Cheerleaders Association All-Star Championship is being held this weekend caused loud noises that led to panic and injuries today, officials said.
The Dallas Police Department responded to an “incident” at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center around 1 p.m. local time and determined no shooting had occurred.
According to a DPD statement, “The preliminary investigation determined a fight between two people led to multiple poles being knocked down, which caused a loud noise. This noise contributed to panic inside the building, prompting people to rush outside in a stampede. There were multiple non-life-threatening injuries during the chaos.”
Police evacuated the building as a precaution, the department said, and shut down the cheer event for the day. Later on Saturday, competitors and family members were allowed to return to the convention center to retrieve items that may have been left behind.
The competition will resume Sunday.
The NCA All-Star Championship is expected to bring more than 58,000 people to the area through the weekend, more than 30,000 of them cheerleaders from 43 states and nine countries.
