Dallas police fatally shoot man armed with replica handgun, authorities say
Dallas police officers fatally shot a man Monday evening in north Dallas after he pulled a replica handgun, authorities said.
Police have not released the name of the man.
Police responded to a call about an attempted carjacking at a school parking lot in the Rolling Hills area in which a caller said the perpetrator was armed with a handgun around 4 p.m.
Officers arrived and confronted the man, who pulled what appeared to be a handgun, police said. Officers were unable to stop the suspect at that point and he fled the area.
A new robbery call came shortly after from a CVS in the area of LBJ Freeway, or Interstate 635, and Coit Road. The suspect fled the area, running across all lanes of Interstate 635 when officers responded, according to police. Officers pursued the individual, who police said pulled a realistic replica handgun.
Three officers opened fire on the man and he was shot at least twice before being transported to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police described the incident as a tragedy.
Police Chief Eddie Garcia said at a Tuesday afternoon news conference that police expect to release video of the incident within 48 hours.
Police later learned a similar, earlier call came from a nearby Fiesta Mart, at 8060 Spring Valley Road, where a person was using what appeared to be a real handgun in a robbery.
Police said the Fiesta Mart robbery, which happened about 2:30 p.m., is believed to have involved the same suspect. The person who robbed the Fiesta Market matched the description of the man who was shot by officers, police said.
This story was originally published April 19, 2021 at 9:14 PM.