The Brief

A father was shot in Mesquite while trying to break up a fight between teenagers behind an elementary school.

The father was confronted by two teenagers who were assaulting his son. One of the suspects shot him in the shoulder before fleeing the scene.

The father was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and police are continuing their investigation.

MESQUITE, Texas - A father was shot Sunday while trying to break up a fight between teenagers behind a Mesquite elementary school, police said.

What we know:

Officers responded to a shooting call in the 2500 block of Helen Lane just before 8:30 p.m. Sunday.

According to investigators, a teen who was being assaulted by two other teens went home and returned with his father and older brother to confront

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