One officer killed, two injured in 'targeted' attack on Thursday; suspect killed after a chase.
Rookie DPD officer Darron Burks, 46, was killed by Corey Cobb-Bey, police said. Sr. Cpl. Jamie Farmer and Sr. Cpl. Karissa David was also injured in the shooting.
The shooting occurred Thursday evening August 29.
At about 10:10 p.m., DPD said officers responded to an "officer in distress" call in the 900 block of East Ledbetter Drive. Upon arriving at the scene, police said, the responding officers -- in the parking lot outside of the facilities of the community organization For Oak Cliff -- found a suspect near a squad car belonging to rookie Dallas Police Officer Darron Burks, who had been shot.
Dallas Police Chief Garcia released details.
At approximately 10:00 p.m., a 30-year-old male, identified as Corey Cobb Bey, was observed arriving at the For Oak Cliff community center. Shortly thereafter, a law enforcement officer named Darron Burks arrived at the scene and parked his marked police vehicle near the structure.
Garcia said Cobb-Bey, had been parked in the area when Burks, 46, arrived to pull off of the road between calls. Police said Cobb-Bey approached Burks' squad car once the officer arrived in the lot, talking to him and filming him with his cell phone
After engaging in a brief conversation with Officer Darron Burks in his patrol vehicle, the suspect maliciously drew a handgun and fatally shot Officer Burks while he was seated in his police car.
Garcia said DPD would not be releasing the video Cobb-Bey shot of Burks' death.
Upon detecting an anomaly through his radio communication, a police dispatcher promptly dispatched Senior Corporal Jamie Farmer and Senior Corporal Karissa David to the location to conduct a thorough investigation.
The sequence of events unfolded quickly during the encounter. Initially, Farmer was the first to react, as noted by Garcia. Subsequently, Cobb-Bey swiftly discharged a handgun in Farmer's direction, according to Garcia's account. In response, Farmer returned fire. However, during the exchange, Cobb-Bey managed to shoot Farmer in the leg.
Garcia reported that after a minute had passed, David promptly replied. Subsequently, Cobb-Bey swiftly approached and fired multiple gunshots toward her. David, in defense, retaliated with gunfire. However, amidst the exchange, he suffered a gunshot wound to the face.
Following the initial shootings, a pursuit unfolded with authorities tracking the suspect's movements as he headed north from Dallas along I-35E.
Along that pursuit, the Lewisville Police Department was called in to assist DPD in the chase. According to the Lewisville police chief to his staff, the suspect was chased by police to Lewisville and was then fatally shot in the 1000 block of Stemmons Freeway -- about 25 miles away from the initial incident.
According to Garcia, Cobb-Bey reportedly got out of his vehicle in Lewisville with a shotgun -- at which point he was shot by Officers Nathaniel Baker, David Lem, Corie Reed, Richard Pace, Vladimir Perez, and Joel Portillo. The suspect died at the scene, DPD said.
The police chief of Lewisville confirmed that there was no discharge of firearms by any of the officers from the Lewisville Police Department.
Garcia said his officers were "targeted" for nothing more than the uniform they wear.
All three officers who were wounded in the shooting incident on Thursday evening were serving in the South Central Patrol Division.
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