Dallas police Tuesday released new details after they say a Dallas police officer shot a man who allegedly assaulted the officer after a traffic stop in the 4100 block of Mockingbird Lane near the Dallas Country Club early Sunday.
Police said the officer tried to stop a 2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee around 2:13 a.m. April 19 in the 4800 block of Preston Road for driving without headlights and the Grand Cherokee continued into Highland Park before stopping in the 4100 block of Mockingbird Lane.
Dallas police Tuesday released body-camera footage of the traffic-stop, showing the front-seat passenger, who they later identified as Jeremy Mays, get out of the Grand Cherokee and approach the squad car.
Mays can be heard on the video telling the officer, unprompted, “I don’t have any weapons.” before reaching over and hitting the officer, who fell to the ground.
During an ensuing pursuit, the officer fired two shots and hit Mays once in the abdomen, according to police.
Mays was taken into custody at the scene, and the driver of the Grand Cherokee fled, but was later identified and interviewed by investigators, according to police. Highland Park officers responded to assist.
Police say investigators recovered two spent cartridge casings, and didn’t find a firearm during a search of the area.
The incident is being investigated by the Dallas Police Department Special Investigations Unit, and the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office will conduct an independent investigation, as required. The Office of Community Police Oversight ralso esponded to the scene and was briefed.
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