One police officer has been shot and killed and two others wounded after a shooting in Dallas, authorities have confirmed.
Jon Haworth and Meredith DelisoThe Dallas chief of police called the Thursday-night shooting of a police officer while he sat in his squad car an "execution" in a press conference Friday evening
Dallas Officer Darron Burks was sitting in his squad car around 10:04 p.m. CT Thursday in the parking lot of a community center between call assignments when the suspect approached, Garcia said. The suspect -- identified Friday as Corey Cobb-Bey, 30 -- briefly spoke to Burks through the driver-side window while recording the encounter with a cellphone, Garcia said.
Meanwhile, Cobb-Bey retrieved a shotgun from his vehicle, which he had parked in the lot two minutes prior to Burks' arrival, and placed the weapon on the roof of the squad car, according to Garcia. Six officers fired their firearms at Cobb-Bey, striking him multiple times, Garcia said. He died at the scene. A .22 caliber handgun and a 9mm handgun were recovered, police said.
David remains hospitalized in critical but stable condition, Garcia said, adding that she has a "long road to recovery." Farmer, who was shot in the leg, has since been released, Garcia said.
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