{"id":403691,"date":"2026-08-11T17:10:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T17:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/403691\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T17:10:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T17:10:18","slug":"bodycam-shows-dallas-officer-fire-shots-at-undercover-cop-during-vehicle-theft-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/403691\/","title":{"rendered":"Bodycam shows Dallas officer fire shots at undercover cop during vehicle theft arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"

DALLAS \u2014 A Dallas police officer fired four shots after mistaking an undercover officer for a suspect during the arrest of a man accused of vehicle theft, the department stated. <\/a><\/p>\n

Officers responded to a business on Aug. 6 after a man allegedly threatened the child and ordered her out of the Porsche. The girl escaped into the business and alerted her mother. Police said the man then threatened the mother before stealing the Porsche and fleeing.<\/p>\n

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Investigators used location information from the Porsche\u2019s tracking system to find the vehicle about an hour later.<\/p>\n

During the felony traffic stop, a covert officer positioned his unmarked vehicle in front of the Porsche to prevent the suspect from fleeing. The officer exited the vehicle with his department-issued handgun drawn and moved toward a nearby residential yard.<\/p>\n

As the covert officer moved toward the yard, Officer Celso Rocha fired four rounds toward him and the suspect.<\/p>\n

\u201cBlue, blue, blue,\u201d another officer shouted from a distance. Rocha repeated the call and stopped firing, the video shows.<\/p>\n

No officers, suspects or members of the public were injured. The suspect surrendered and was arrested.<\/p>\n

Investigators recovered a loaded handgun from the Porsche and said evidence from the vehicle is being examined in connection with other violent crime investigations.<\/p>\n

Dallas Police Chief Daniel Comeaux addressed the shooting at an Aug. 10 news conference<\/a>, describing the close call as \u201csomething you never want to have\u201d and attributing it to a lapse in judgment during a high-stress encounter.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you talk about a \u2018blue on blue\u2019 shooting, it\u2019s unfortunate,\u201d Comeaux said. \u201cIt happened. It\u2019s something we\u2019re going to get better at.\u201d<\/p>\n

The suspect faces charges of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, robbery and unlawful possession of a firearm. Additional charges are possible.<\/p>\n

The Dallas County District Attorney\u2019s Office is conducting an independent investigation.<\/p>\n

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\n Body camera footage shows a suspect opening fire and fatally wounding LVMPD Officer Austin Abdelnabi as he arrived on the scene and exited his vehicle\n <\/p>\n

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\n Appomattox County Deputy Burlie W. Duvall III \u201cdedicated his life to protecting this community\u201d with \u201ccourage, selflessness and commitment to duty,\u201d Sheriff Robert Richardson said\n <\/p>\n

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\n Despite the deputy\u2019s efforts to put out a vehicle fire, the suspect fleeing the stop was killed in the crash\n <\/p>\n

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