Greenville shooting victims remembered, early voting ends Friday: Your Tuesday Morning Roundup

Two North Texas families are grieving after Sunday’s early-morning fatal shooting at a Texas A&M University Commerce homecoming party.  [Morning roundup]( 10/29/2019 By Narda Pérez and Chelsea Watkins Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines as we start the day. 🌧️ Weather: High of 55 degrees and a low of 48 degrees. There is an 80% chance of rain. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [her]( Kevin Berry Jr., (left), 23, of Dallas and Byron Craven, 23, of Arlington were killed early Sunday when a gunman opened fire at a party just outside of Greenville. (Courtesy) CRIME [Loved ones remember Dallas, Arlington victims of Greenville shooting]( Two North Texas families are grieving after Sunday’s early morning fatal shooting at a Texas A&M University Commerce homecoming party. On Monday, the victims of the shooting were officially identified as Kevin Berry Jr. of Dallas and Byron Craven Jr. of Arlington, both 23. [Both attended the party just outside of Greenville where a gunman opened fire]( killing them and wounding six others. Authorities arrested Brandon Ray Gonzales on a capital murder charge Monday.  Also: A 29-year-old is arrested in a [stabbing death outside of a downtown 7-Eleven](.   And: [A]( delivery driver is shot]( in an attempted robbery in West Dallas.  ADVERTISEMENT BUSINESS [Southwest Airlines making major expansion to pilot training building in Dallas]( Southwest Airlines has started work on a 141,000-square-foot expansion to its pilot training center in Dallas, the company said Monday. Southwest plans to finish the three-story building at its corporate campus near Dallas Love Field in fall 2020. It will house pilot briefing and training rooms, as well as eight more flight simulators, bringing the company’s total to 18. It expands on a[$250 million project finished last year that houses a new flight operations]( center along with pilot training facilities. The company did not give a price tag for the new project. Southwest did not receive any government incentives for the building, spokesman Dan Landson said. "This expansion allows us to plan for the future while continuing our commitment to provide the industry’s best training to our growing pilot workforce," said Alan Kasher, Southwest’s vice president of flight operations, in a statement. "This investment paves the way to allow for training of more pilots at any given time as well as prepares Southwest for future pilot growth."  Also: Texas’ tallest tower, which is [75 stories high]( has changed hands.   And: Dallas-based [AT&T has massive debt]( declining TV customers and skeptical investors — and that’s just a few of its challenges.  DALLAS [A Dallas woman is streaming her brain surgery on Facebook while awake]( Tuesday morning, 25-year-old Jenna Schardt will undergo brain surgery at Methodist Dallas Medical Center while conscious in order to remove a mass of blood vessels in her brain – and she wants the public there with her. When surgeons approached [Schardt about broadcasting her surgery on Facebook,]( was no hesitation, according to Methodist Dallas. A portion of the brain surgery procedure will be streamed on Methodist Dallas’ Facebook page starting at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday and will be narrated by Methodist’s chief of neurosurgery Dr. Nimesh Patel. Patel will also take viewer questions live. She will be undergoing surgery to remove the mass that neurosurgeon Randall Graham said has affected her ability to speak and could cause seizures. The mass was discovered after Schardt was rushed to the hospital from a North Texas rehabilitation center where she works after she suddenly lost the ability to speak.  Also: Dirk Nowitzki just [purchased a landmark North Dallas estate]( that will give him room to practice his free throw and lounge around the backyard pool.   And: A shooting in Oak Cliff early Monday left a [taxi driver dead,]( said.  ADVERTISEMENT EDITORS' PICKS - Coming soon: Popeyes’ crazy-popular fried chicken sandwich [will return Sunday](. - From the archives: Go back  to 1986: [Chernobyl to Ricky Nelson]( and the Texas oil bust. - Skrt skrt: There are steps to take to [keep your vehicle and home in winter-ready condition.]( Early voters arrived at and exited Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Dallas in April. (Ashley Landis/The Dallas Morning News) DALLAS [Friday is last day to vote early for Nov. 5 election for statewide ballot issues, local races]( Friday is the last day of early voting for the Nov. 5 election. [Here’s information about where to vote and what’s on the ballot.]( On Election Day on Nov. 5, voters in Dallas County for the first time, will be able to cast their ballots at any polling location in the county.  👋 That's all for this morning! For up-to-the-minute news and analysis, check out [DallasNews.com](. Share the love! If you like this newsletter, please forward this email to a friend and [check out our other newsletters here](. Do you have feedback? Send your thoughts, questions, praise and corrections to [newsletters@dallasnews.com](mailto:newsletter-feedback@dallasnews.com?subject=). 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