A Mesquite Police Officer killed Friday afternoon at the Albertson’s on Beltline Road near LBJ 635 in East Dallas County. The shooting occured just before 2:00PM, Friday, December 2, 2021.
Both officer and suspect were transported to Baylore University Medical Center – the officer with two gunshot wounds, the suspect with one. The suspect is currently in critical condition. Neither the officer, nor the suspect, has been identified.
Mesquite police Chief David Gill did not take questions at the Friday afternoon news conference, but said, “This was a senseless act of violence that ripped a loving father and husband from his family.”
Mesquite Police Officer Killed Near Dallas Officer Attack
The Mesquite officer was shot near where two Dallas police officers were attacked last year while helping a motorist.