Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia said that Officer Darron Burks, who was fatally shot Thursday, died as a result of a targeted attack while in the line of duty.
The Dallas Police Department provided an emotional update after Officer Darron Burks was shot and killed, saying that the former high school teacher was 'executed' while in the line of duty. In a press conference Friday, Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia said that the department had lost a 'brother' and a 'hero' following the shooting. 'As a department and as a family, we are devastated,' Garcia said. 'Last night we lost a brother, a hero.
Cobb-Bey approached Burks and talked with him briefly at the driver's side of the window as he recorded the encounter with a cellphone,' he said. 'The suspect then pulled out a handgun and executed Officer Burks as he sat in his vehicle.' Police said they got a 911 call about an officer in distress. Responding officers found Burks in his marked patrol vehicle critically injured. At 10:11 p.m.
The Cobb-Bey ran toward David, shooting at her multiple times while she exited her vehicle. David was shot in the face, according to police. The officers exchanged gunfire with the suspect, and two additional officers were shot. The suspect was shot and killed at the end of a high-speed police chase on Interstate 35 from Dallas to Lewisville.
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