April 28, 2023 A Dallas police officer was struck “at least twice” before returning fire and fatally shooting a gunman who had allegedly fled the scene of an earlier shooting in the city’s Pleasant Grove area.
By Jamie Landers Source The Dallas Morning News Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
A suspect was fatally shot by Dallas police after gunfire injured an officer and a K-9 in Pleasant Grove early Friday morning, police say.
About 9:45 p.m. Thursday, officers responded to a family violence call at a home in the 2900 block of Cypress Avenue, near Briggs Street, where they found two people had been shot. They were taken to the hospital and are expected to survive, according to police.
About 2:30 a.m. Friday, authorities were searching for the suspected gunman, who had run into a nearby wooded area, when the suspect shot at an officer and his K-9, police said.
The officer returned fire and struck the suspect, who died of his injuries, police said. No additional information about the suspect was immediately available.
The officer, who was hit “at least twice,” and the K-9 both suffered non-life threatening injuries, according to police.
The investigation is ongoing. Police said further updates, including the release of body-worn camera footage, are expected Monday.