1 person dead, 1 in police custody after shooting at Dallas DART station

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One person is dead and one person is in jail after a shooting at a DART train station, according to police. 

The shooting happened Thursday around 9:40 p.m. at the 8th and Corinth Station, DART police said. This stop is one stop before the Dallas Zoo. 

Police said the incident didn't take place on a DART vehicle. 

The victim was identified as 28-year-old Erin LaJames Graham. The suspect, who is in custody, is 18-year-old Demetrius Rogers. According to Dallas County Jail records, Rogers is being charged with murder and a bond hasn't been set as of Friday morning.

According to Rogers' arrest affidavit, he was walking by Graham and said "excuse me," to which Graham replied "excuse you," and Rogers's brother was offended by that. 

Rogers said his brother and Graham were going to start fighting, which angered him. Rogers then admitted to getting out his gun and shooting Graham in the chest. Graham was taken to a local hospital, where he died.

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