A procession will be held for fallen Dallas police officer Darron Burks on Sunday.
A procession was held for fallen Dallas police officer Darron Burks on Sunday.Officers escorted Burks' body from the Dallas County Medical Examiner's Officer to Restland Funeral Home on Restland Road and Greenville Avenue.Funeral plans for Burks have not been announced.Burks was shot and killed while he was sitting in his car in Oak Cliff on Thursday night. The suspect, 30-year-old Corey Cobb-Bey, walked up to Burks' car while recording him with his phone.
Cobb-Bey led police on a chase into Lewisville, where he was fatally shot by several officers after pointing a gun at them.Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia called the shooting a premeditated attack, evident by Cobb-Bey’s posts on social media.Dash and body camera video of the shooting is expected to be released later this week.Officer Darron Burks had recently joined the Dallas Police Department after spending more than 16 years as a teacher and basketball coach.
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