Abdelkrim Belachheb, a 39-year-old Moroccan national and resident alien, opened fire in Ianni's Restaurant and Club, a bar, killing six and severely injuring one.

The shooting resulted in a change in Texas law making multiple murder itself a capital crime, and Belachheb was instead sentenced to life in prison.

The shooting also resulted in criticism of American immigration policy, as Belachheb was able to get a visa despite being a fugitive in both Belgium and Morocco.

[1] Fifteen minutes after midnight on June 29, 1984, Abdelkrim Belachheb opened fire in the Ianni's Restaurant and Club bar in Dallas, Texas.

[8] His father described him to ABC News in August 1985, as having been a problematic child, and said he had often got into fights with other children and as a result was often subject to corporal punishment.

[10] On Belachheb's 35th birthday, enraged that there was not enough food in the fridge to prepare the dinner he wanted to make, he nearly beat his wife to death.

[16] As American embassies began a policy of destroying visa records and associated documentation after a one-year period after the Iran hostage crisis, it could not be precisely determined what Belachheb had done to enter the country.

[17][14] Belachheb entered on a B-2 visa, which requires the applicant to provide proof they do not plan to stay in America.

[12] Belgian authorities knew him to have 13 assaults, one child beating, two involuntarily hospitalizations due to mental health and alcoholism, two terms in jail, and one on probation on his record, which should have barred Belachheb from entering the country.

He had previously been employed as a waiter for three weeks at a restaurant in Addison, but quit his job the Wednesday prior to the shooting.

[5] His defense argued that he had brain damage from repeated blows to the head and was unable to tell right from wrong.

[25] Additionally, there was no evidence of brain damage and the doctor stated that Belachheb had normal or above average intelligence.

[24][25] During the next legislative session, a "multiple victims" provision was added to Texas's death penalty statute.

[28] The shooting resulted in criticism of American immigration policy, as Belachheb was able to get a visa despite being a fugitive in both Belgium and Morocco.

[29] An August 1985 20/20 broadcast, titled Passport for Murder, featured several witnesses and the surviving victim of the shooting.

John McNeill, the injured victim who survived, while discussing Belachheb's admission to America, stated in January 1985 that: "We need to put some pressure on somebody, and we've go to do this together.