Tag Archives: Edgar Tirado’s killing by police on LBJ Freeway was a ‘failure’ of Texas’ mental health system

Police chased Edgar Tirado Jr. as he ran across at least eight lanes of traffic, somehow avoiding all the speeding cars on LBJ Freeway near Coit Road in North Dallas. It was April 19. The two-hour long chase began after the police received multiple 911 calls about a man with a gun who had allegedly robbed a restaurant and a …

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