Dallas Police Release Body Cam Video Of September 2 Officer-Involved Shooting

CBS Dallas/Fort Worth

September 9, 2021

Officials with the Dallas Police Department have released body camera footage and more information about an officer-involved shooting that happened on September 2.

It was just after 8:30 p.m. when officers responded to an armed encounter call in the 9700 block of Rustown Drive. A 911 caller reported several men — up to 7 — were drinking, smoking, and shooting a gun in the air.

A second 911 caller described one of the people in the group as a Hispanic male, standing about 6’0” feet tall, with a beard and wearing an orange shirt. The caller also said that man pointed a gun at him and was standing with other people between a gas station and a laundry mat.

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