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Officers fatally shot a man suspected in a Dallas homicide Monday morning in central Oak Cliff, officials say.
A Dallas police call log shows several units responded about 10:15 a.m. to the 3700 block of South Tyler Street, near Marvin D. Love Freeway. The U.S. Marshals confirmed in a prepared statement that the North Texas Fugitive Task Force, deputy U.S. Marshals and task force officers were “involved in a fatal shooting incident.”
The agency identified Corey Wayne Thomas as the man officers fatally shot. He was wanted in connection with the killing of 45-year-old Jason Salazar, who was fatally shot July 24 inside a vehicle in the 1500 block of Mentor Avenue, Dallas police officials said.
The U.S. Marshals did not clarify how many officers shot Thomas or release any details about what led up to the shooting. The agency said task force officers were not injured in the shooting.
The U.S. Marshals declined to release the names of personnel involved, saying their policy is not to do so “until the conclusion of all investigations surrounding the incident.”
The fugitive task force is made up of Dallas and Mesquite police officers and U.S. Marshals. Mesquite police directed inquiries to Dallas police. Dallas police directed shooting inquiries to the U.S. Marshals. DPD’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating, and the U.S. Marshals said they will conduct “an internal review” after the police investigation.
Dallas police officials notified employees Monday that the department added to its policies to specify that when officers are working for a task force, they must comply with the body-camera rules of the agency overseeing the task force, according to emails obtained by The Dallas Morning News.
Documents attached to the emails said police had been working on adding the policy since October 2022. Chief Eddie García’s signature approving a policy revision was dated Monday.
It was not immediately clear Monday whether the U.S. Marshals mandate the use of body cameras. Dallas police spokespeople declined to specify what prompted their policy addition and would not say whether officers captured the Monday shooting on body cameras.
Dallas police policies also state the department will release footage of critical incidents, such as officer shootings or deaths in custody, within 72 hours unless the chief decides to withhold it. Asked whether the department will release footage from Monday’s shooting within 72 hours, police spokeswoman Kristin Lowman said DPD’s investigation “is ongoing, and we will release information from their investigation when it is available.”
The shooting was the seventh involving a Dallas police officer this year.
The most recent occurred last week when 41-year-old Clifford Osmer was critically wounded after police said he fired a gun at them in close quarters inside a cluttered Pleasant Grove motel room.
In July, 41-year-old Ryan Taylor was wounded after police said he shot at an officer while running into a private hangar near Love Field. Before the gunfire, police said, Taylor led officers on a high-speed chase and drove into 13 cars.
In May, officers wounded 53-year-old Kris Green at an intersection in South Dallas after he fired a shot into the air and ignored orders to stop walking away and drop his gun, police said.
In April, officers killed 20-year-old Bryan Casillas, who was on the run after shooting two of his family members over loud music in Pleasant Grove. Casillas shot and wounded an officer and his police dog.
In March an officer shot Hernan Gutierrez, a man on federal probation who allegedly shot a nearby building during a struggle with police. Gutierrez was treated at a hospital and remains jailed on multiple charges, including aggravated assault against a public servant.
In January, officers killed 18-year-old Joey Cesar Fraire, who was wanted on a capital murder charge, at a west Oak Cliff apartment. Police shot at him about 55 times after they say he opened fire on officers, hitting one in the foot.