Eddie Garcia, the 30th chief of the Dallas Police Department, has resigned after three and a half years in the position. Information regarding his replacement is not yet available.
30th chief of Dallas PDGarcia had been chief for three and a half years. Information on who the city would name to replace him or when was not immediately available Thursday afternoon.Garcia was hired in December 2020, after the resignation of former chief U. Reneé Hall, who was the first Black woman to lead the department.
Less than an hour after Kennedy was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald, Dallas police officer J.D. Tippit was killed in Oak Cliff by Oswald as he attempted to evade capture. Following Oswald’s arrest, he himself would be assassinated on Nov. 24, 1963 in the basement of Dallas Police Headquarters by nightclub owner Jack Ruby as police were moving him to the county jail. That shooting by Ruby was captured on video.. Nine others, including seven officers, were injured in the shooting.
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