State Fair of Texas shooter sentenced to 12 years in prison
DALLAS - The man who injured three people in a shooting at the State Fair of Texas in 2023 was sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty.
What's new:
Court records show that 23-year-old Cameron Turner accepted a plea deal on Monday.
He was sentenced to 12 years in prison in exchange for pleading guilty to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
He will get credit for the nearly two years he’s already served since being arrested for the crime.
State Fair of Texas Shooting
PREVIOUS COVERAGE: State Fair shooting suspect told cops he was threatened
Arrest affidavits obtained by FOX 4 are shedding new light on what happened leading up to the shooting at the State Fair of Texas that injured three people over the weekend.
The backstory:
Turner was arrested in October of 2023 for a shooting at the State Fair of Texas that injured three people.
According to the arrest affidavit, video shows the shooting while Turner was at a concession stand inside the food court.
State Fair of Texas Shooting: Suspect identified; witnesses describe chaos after hearing gunfire
The State Fair of Texas opened late Sunday after Dallas police said a man shot at another man and injured three people in the food court Saturday night. People who were there at the time described the chaos after the gunfire erupted.
A group of males approached him. When Turner turned to leave, there was some sort of verbal argument between Turner and one of the victims.
That’s when police said Turner pulled out a handgun and began shooting. The report said the victim had nothing in his hands at the time.
Turner later told people that he felt threatened and went into "survival mode," firing three to four times.
State Fair of Texas shooting suspect told police he felt threatened, went into 'survival mode,' documents say
Arrest affidavits obtained by FOX 4 are shedding new light on what happened leading up to the shooting at the State Fair of Texas that injured three people over the weekend.
The shots hit the man and, in the process, hit two other people. They all suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Turner said he was trying to protect his family.
What we don't know:
The arrest affidavit didn’t mention what the victim said to make Turner believe he was being threatened.
It also didn’t reveal how Turner got the gun onto the fairgrounds.
At the time, the State Fair of Texas prohibited weapons on the property but had a policy exception for licensed gun owners.
State Fair of Texas no longer allowing guns on fairgrounds
Guns will not be allowed inside the State Fair of Texas this year.
That changed in 2024. The fair banned all firearms, including for gun owners with a license to carry or who practice constitutional carry, concealed carry, and open carry.
The Source: The information in this story comes Dallas County court records, as well as past news coverage.