1982 Grand Prairie warehouse shootings
| 1982 Grand Prairie warehouse shootings | |
|---|---|
Location of Grand Prairie in Texas | |
| Location | Grand Prairie, Texas, United States |
| Date | August 9, 1982 c. 8:00 a.m. – 8:27 a.m. (Central Time Zone) |
Attack type | Mass shooting, truck attack, shootout |
| Weapons | M1 carbine .25-caliber semi-automatic pistol .38-caliber revolver |
| Deaths | 6 |
| Injured | 3 |
| Perpetrator | John Felton Parish |
| Motive | Dispute over payment |
On August 9, 1982, a mass shooting and vehicle-ramming attack took place in Grand Prairie, Texas, United States. The perpetrator, 49-year-old John Parish, carried out a shooting around two warehouses he worked for before fleeing the scene in a stolen semi-trailer truck. Following a high-speed chase through the city's downtown area, Parish broke through a police barricade, injuring an officer, and crashed into a building. He was subsequently killed by police during a shootout.
It was the worst shooting rampage in Dallas–Fort Worth history at that time.