“Safety is the number one priority of the State Fair of Texas. “The State Fair of Texas team is deeply saddened by the incident last night on the fairgrounds,” the fair said on social media. Security guards and a few uniformed police officers stood by the metal detectors waiting for guests to be let in. Temperatures in Dallas hovered in the low-to-mid 60s Sunday afternoon. Others listened to mooing sounds coming from the nearby cattle barn and crossed their arms trying to stay warm in the chilly winds. One of the staff members smiled at her, saying she hadn’t wanted to work because of the shooting but she hoped everyone had a great fair.Īs families and visitors waited outside the PanAm gate, some struck up conversation with livestock exhibitors bringing out sizable rabbits they had shown and were bringing home.