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Dallas police will provide an update on the officer-involved shooting from Jan. 17 later today.
What we know:
Today at 4 p.m. central time, Dallas police chief Daniel Comeaux will give an update on the Jan. 17 officer-involved shooting in the 1200 block of Presidio Avenue.
Body camera footage will be shown to the press during the update.
The backstory:
Police responded to a 911 call shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17 about a man shooting a gun in the 1200 block of Presidio Avenue. Upon arrival, multiple officers encountered the suspect in the street armed with at least one firearm, according to a department spokesperson.
“The officers gave the man loud verbal commands for him to drop the weapon,” the spokesperson said during a press briefing at the scene. “He did not comply.”
Police opened fire, striking the man at least once. After the shooting, officers rendered first aid until Dallas Fire-Rescue arrived to take him for medical treatment.
Investigators recovered two pistols at the scene. It remains unclear how many shots the suspect fired before police arrived or if any surrounding homes were struck by gunfire.
The spokesperson declined to specify the exact number of officers who fired their weapons, stating only that “more than one officer” was involved.
What we don’t know:
We don’t know the suspect’s name or the motive for the gunfire that led the police to Presidio Avenue.
The Source: Information in this story came from Dallas PD and previous FOX 4 reporting.