DALLAS - Body camera video shows a Dallas police officer being attacked by the passenger in a car following a traffic stop over the weekend.
Police said the suspect broke multiple bones in the officer’s face before that officer fired his gun, striking the suspect.
What's new:
On Tuesday, the Dallas Police Department released dash and body camera video of the violent encounter that happened early Sunday morning on Mockingbird Lane near Preston Road.
Chief Daniel Comeaux said Officer Ashton Rosebud pulled over a black Jeep Cherokee for driving without lights on.
As he calls the license plate into dispatch, 27-year-old Jeremy Mays gets out of the passenger side and walks towards Officer Mays, who is still sitting in his patrol car.
The video shows the officer being "sucker punched by Mays just moments after approaching him, the chief said.
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Video released by the Dallas Police Department shows an officer who was attacked while conducting a traffic stop over the weekend. The officer ended up firing his weapon, striking the suspect. Both were then taken to the hospital.
Officer Rosebud responded by firing two shots, striking Mays in the stomach. He was hospitalized with serious injuries but is expected to survive.
The officer was also hospitalized and treated for multiple broken bones in his face and nose, as well as cuts near his eye that needed stitches.
What they're saying:
"Let me be clear. This is unacceptable. This type of behavior being from suspects or individuals being pulled over for traffic, this is unacceptable and really unbelievable how this incident occurred," Chief Comeaux said.
Dig deeper:
It turns out that about 10 minutes before the officer-involved shooting, two other Dallas police officers came across Mays as he was walking along the side of the Central Expressway.
The officers told him he could not walk on the highway and tried to detain him to get him out of traffic. He instead climbed into the passenger seat of a black Jeep Cherokee, which drove off.
Police said Mays’ girlfriend was the driver of the Cherokee. She also drove away during the police shooting but later turned herself in.
She is cooperating with the investigation and not facing charges at this point, police said.
What's next:
Mays is still hospitalized but will be charged with aggravated assault on a public servant once released.
Officer Rosebud, who has been with the police department since 2018, is now home recovering from his injuries. He will be placed on routine administrative leave while the shooting is being reviewed.
The Source: The information in this story comes from the Dallas Police Department and past news coverage.