Police to release video of third Dallas officer-involved shooting this year
DALLAS - The Dallas Police Department will give an update and share video of a deadly officer-involved shooting that happened over the weekend.
The suspect in the case reportedly charged at officers with a box cutter and reached for an officer’s service weapon.
Dallas Officer-Involved Shooting
What's new:
Dallas police will hold a news conference on Wednesday at 3 p.m. to provide more details on the shooting. You’ll be able to watch it live in a video player at the top of this page.
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Dallas police officers shot and killed a suspect on Sunday night on Lemmon Avenue in Oak Lawn. He was reportedly armed with a box cutter and lunged at officers.
The backstory:
The shooting happened around 7:30 p.m. on Sunday at an apartment complex in the 5100 block of Lemmon Avenue. Officers were responding to reports of a man threatening to harm himself with a weapon.
Police initially said officers knocked on the apartment door. The man opened it while holding a box cutter and then immediately slammed it in the officers’ faces.
Man fatally shot by Dallas police after charging officers with box cutter
A man was fatally shot by Dallas police Sunday night after he allegedly charged at officers with a box cutter during a mental health call in the Oak Lawn area.
The officers overheard the man shouting, "Put the taser away. I don’t want to f***ing stab myself. I want to get shot." He also yelled at another person inside the unit, saying, "This is your fault," according to police.
The suspect then reopened the door and "aggressively charged at officers" while reaching for an officer's service weapon. Police fired at the man, striking him in the upper torso. He was transported to a nearby hospital, where he later died.
No officers were injured in the confrontation. The two officers involved were placed on administrative leave, which is standard procedure during an investigation.
The Source: The information in this story comes from the Dallas Police Department.