Video shows Dallas officers chase, shoot armed suspect outside nightclub
Dallas officer shoots suspect in nightclub parking lot | RAW
Video released by the Dallas Police Department shows officers responding to a shooting in the parking lot of a nightclub over the weekend. Officers chased the suspect and ended up shooting him in the shoulder before taking him into custody.
DALLAS - Dallas police provided an update and video of an officer-involved shooting that happened outside a nightclub over the weekend.
Dallas Officer-Involved Shooting
What we know:
The shooting happened around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday. Off-duty officers who were working as security guards heard gunshots and turned to find two people fighting in a nightclub parking lot off Finnell Street in northwest Dallas.
Brian Cruz-Campos, 23, allegedly got into an argument with another man and then fired shots, grazing the man’s face.
Body camera video that was released on Thursday shows the officers approaching Cruz-Campos and ordering him to drop the gun. Instead, he took off running through the parking lot.
One injured, one arrested in Dallas officer-involved-shooting
An early morning shooting in a parking lot in Northwest Dallas led to an officer-involved shooting and one arrest Friday, according to Dallas police.
Another officer caught up with him, giving him more loud commands to drop the gun. Police said Cruz-Campos turned and lifted his gun, prompting the officer to fire a shot that hit him in the shoulder.
After being shot, Campos continued to resist, according to police. They used a stun gun on him to restrain him and take him into custody.
He was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
No officers were hurt during the incident.
What's next:
Cruz-Campos is facing charges for aggravated assault and evading arrest.
The Dallas Police Department has opened a routine internal investigation into the shooting because officers were involved.
The Dallas County District Attorney’s Office is also conducting an independent investigation.
The Source: The information and video in this story were provided by the Dallas Police Department.