DALLAS – A Dallas police officer was shot and killed in Oak Cliff on Thursday night. Two other officers were hurt, one critically.
The Dallas Police Department said they got a call around 10 p.m. about an officer in distress near the Oak Cliff Community Center on Ledbetter Road near Marsalis Avenue.
They found an officer in his marked patrol vehicle who had been shot.
Responding officers then exchanged gunfire with a suspect, and two officers were shot at that scene.
All three officers were taken to local hospitals. Police confirmed one officer was killed, and a second officer has life-threatening injuries,
The third officer is expected to be okay.
“Our department is hurting. We have officers who are injured who are in the hospital and we lost one of our own. We ask tonight and this morning for the thoughts and prayers of our city, for not only those who are recovering in the hospital but for our fallen, for their family, and for their loved ones, and for us as a department as well,” said Kristin Lowman, a spokesperson for Dallas PD.
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Police said the suspect is dead.
After the officer-involved shooting there, the suspect led officers on a high-speed chase up Interstate 35. The chase reached high speeds and stretched all the way from Dallas to Lewisville. Surrounding agencies were called in to help, sources told FOX 4.
TxDOT cameras captured the chase as it moved along Loop 12, headed north alongside the west side of Dallas, eventually making its way onto I-35E. The chase ended in Lewisville, where the suspect was eventually killed.
“The preliminary investigation is showing that when that suspect exited the vehicle, he had a long gun. Dallas police officers then shot at the suspect, fired at the suspect and he died at that scene,” Lowman said.
The suspect’s name has not yet been released.
His motive is still unknown.
Northbound I-35E near Business 121 was closed until about 7 a.m. because of the police investigation.
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Two police officers were taken to Baylor Scott & White Medical Center.
The officer who passed away was taken to Methodist Dallas Medical Center, where dozens of police officers could be seen waiting outside throughout the night.
At one point, officers could be seen saluting as someone was escorted out of a vehicle and into the hospital.
At 4 a.m., a procession was held as the body of the fallen officer was moved from Methodist Hospital to the Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Fellow officers stood at attention and saluted as the officer’s body arrived at the ME’s office.
Chief Eddie Garcia posted an image on social media showing a police badge with a black bar across it and the caption, “No words.”
Chief Garcia is expected to provide additional updates on Friday.
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