CaseyJones
04-21-2014, 04:50 PM
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Dallas-Police-Involved-in-Chase-256055191.html
A chase in South Dallas led to a standoff that ended with Dallas police fatally shooting an armed man outside of the Southwest Center Mall Monday afternoon.
Dallas police fatally shot the man after he exited his vehicle and began waving around a gun in the mall parking lot, police said.
The man's girlfriend, who had been brought to the scene by police, began screaming when the gunfire erupted.
About an hour before, at about 1:20 p.m., officers reported smelling marijuana coming from a red, 4-door Ford sedan. When they approached, a woman, later identified as the driver's girlfriend, got out of the car. The man behind the wheel drove at the officers, police said.
The officers gave chase as the man led them through an area of South Dallas that included Camp Wisdom Road, Cockrell Hill Road, U.S. Highway 67 and Interstate 20.
Well into the chase the driver stopped the sedan along a Frontage Road of southbound U.S. 67, adjacent to the mall. Dallas police, with guns drawn, ordered the driver out of the vehicle while attempting to inch closer behind the cover of more than a half-dozen police cars.
After several minutes, the man, who still refused to exit the vehicle, pulled away from the scene and continued at a slow speed down the service road before he stopped again for a few moments.
About a minute later, the driver then quickly pulled into the Southwest Center Mall parking lot before coming to a stop again on the northeast side of the mall. Police stopped all traffic in that general area, surrounded the driver and, believing the man to be armed and dangerous, asked all businesses in the immediate vicinity to shelter in place.
Now surrounded, the driver briefly stepped out of the vehicle and put a gun to his head before getting back inside the car and shutting the door.
Dallas SWAT and nearly two dozen police cars could be seen both at the scene and cordoning off nearby parking areas around the mall. At about 2 p.m., Dallas SWAT asked for a temporary flight restriction over the mall; Chopper 5 complied and moved back to a distance of two miles from the scene.
A short time later, Dallas SWAT armed personnel carriers pulled into the parking lot. A few moments later, at about 2:15 p.m., the man got out of the car and was then seen slumping over and falling to the pavement.
Dallas officers, accompanied by an armored SWAT vehicle and an ambulance, then slowly surrounded the man and his car.
Initially it was unclear if the man shot himself or if he was shot by police. The Dallas police later tweeted that they were investigating the incident as an officer-involved shooting and that the driver was deceased.
The incident remains under investigation. Further details surrounding the ending of the standoff are expected to be released by the Dallas Police Department. Check back and refresh this page for the latest update.
A chase in South Dallas led to a standoff that ended with Dallas police fatally shooting an armed man outside of the Southwest Center Mall Monday afternoon.
Dallas police fatally shot the man after he exited his vehicle and began waving around a gun in the mall parking lot, police said.
The man's girlfriend, who had been brought to the scene by police, began screaming when the gunfire erupted.
About an hour before, at about 1:20 p.m., officers reported smelling marijuana coming from a red, 4-door Ford sedan. When they approached, a woman, later identified as the driver's girlfriend, got out of the car. The man behind the wheel drove at the officers, police said.
The officers gave chase as the man led them through an area of South Dallas that included Camp Wisdom Road, Cockrell Hill Road, U.S. Highway 67 and Interstate 20.
Well into the chase the driver stopped the sedan along a Frontage Road of southbound U.S. 67, adjacent to the mall. Dallas police, with guns drawn, ordered the driver out of the vehicle while attempting to inch closer behind the cover of more than a half-dozen police cars.
After several minutes, the man, who still refused to exit the vehicle, pulled away from the scene and continued at a slow speed down the service road before he stopped again for a few moments.
About a minute later, the driver then quickly pulled into the Southwest Center Mall parking lot before coming to a stop again on the northeast side of the mall. Police stopped all traffic in that general area, surrounded the driver and, believing the man to be armed and dangerous, asked all businesses in the immediate vicinity to shelter in place.
Now surrounded, the driver briefly stepped out of the vehicle and put a gun to his head before getting back inside the car and shutting the door.
Dallas SWAT and nearly two dozen police cars could be seen both at the scene and cordoning off nearby parking areas around the mall. At about 2 p.m., Dallas SWAT asked for a temporary flight restriction over the mall; Chopper 5 complied and moved back to a distance of two miles from the scene.
A short time later, Dallas SWAT armed personnel carriers pulled into the parking lot. A few moments later, at about 2:15 p.m., the man got out of the car and was then seen slumping over and falling to the pavement.
Dallas officers, accompanied by an armored SWAT vehicle and an ambulance, then slowly surrounded the man and his car.
Initially it was unclear if the man shot himself or if he was shot by police. The Dallas police later tweeted that they were investigating the incident as an officer-involved shooting and that the driver was deceased.
The incident remains under investigation. Further details surrounding the ending of the standoff are expected to be released by the Dallas Police Department. Check back and refresh this page for the latest update.