A murder suspect who allegedly pointed a gun at officers on Monday morning was shot and killed by police.
The incident occurred at an apartment complex in the 3700 block of South Tyler Street in Council Member Carolyn King Arnold’s District 4.
A U.S. Marshals fugitive task force, which included officers from the Dallas Police Department (DPD) and the Mesquite Police Department, was reportedly trying to serve an arrest warrant at the location, according to WFAA.
The suspect, who was later identified by authorities as Corey Wayne Thomas, was wanted for murder. He was in a vehicle at the time when officers approached him to execute the warrant, reported NBC 5 DFW.
As officers approached the vehicle, Thomas allegedly pulled out a gun and pointed it at them. Multiple officers then fired at Thomas. He was taken to a nearby hospital but died from his wounds.
According to NBC 5, Thomas was a suspect in a homicide that took place on July 24. Dallas Police Beat reported that there was a shooting at approximately 2:28 p.m. on that date in the 1500 block of Mentor Avenue. Police said that an unidentified man had been found shot inside a vehicle. The man died from his wounds.
Dallas has seen 153 criminal homicides as of August 5 — up from the 144 reported during the same period last year, according to a DPD report.
A City of Dallas analysis found that DPD is short about 900 police officers. A city the size of Dallas needs roughly 4,000 police officers. It currently only employs 3,100.
Crime has been increasing in parts of the city, especially in Downtown Dallas. Nearby cities like Fort Worth have deployed dedicated crime units in certain areas. Fort Worth’s downtown area has reportedly been logging much lower rates of crime compared to Downtown Dallas.
“With this many eyes and ears on the street, people who are up to no good feel very uncomfortable,” said Andy Taft, president of Downtown Fort Worth Inc., WFAA reported.
