Dustin Spears

JUST IN: @DallasPD releases photo of fallen Ofc. Darron Burks who was ‘executed’ last night per @DPDChiefGarcia. Burks a rookie but had switched careers and was a teacher before joining the force. Garcia says Corey Cobb Bey approached Burks in his squad car last night in a parking lot along Ledbetter, filming the encounter, before shooting him dead with a pistol. Dispatch sent two officers to his location after hearing an unusual transmission on the radio. Senior Corporal Jamie Farmer arrived and was shot at by the suspect. Farmer returned fire and was hit in the leg. Senior Corporal Karissa David then arrived and the suspect shot at her—she returned fire and was shot in the face during the exchange. Cobb Bey then fled from the scene after a sergeant arrived. He was shot and killed in Lewisville by six officers on the expressway on I-35 after getting out with a shotgun in his hands and approaching the police who were following him. Two shotguns were recovered. At the Ledbetter scene, a .22 caliber handgun was found, along with the 9mm handgun believed to be used by the suspect. Cobb Bey had filmed himself approaching officers in an unmarked unit earlier this month, asking them why they were in his neighborhood. All of his weapons were purchased legally, DPD said. (@wfaa)