Lancaster officer, killed by Dallas police chief's son who was also killed in shootout.
08:44 AM CDT on Monday, June 21, 2010
By SCOTT GOLDSTEIN, TANYA EISERER and RUDOLPH BUSH / The Dallas Morning News
LANCASTER – A police officer and two other men, including Dallas Police Chief David Brown's adult son, were fatally shot Sunday night at an apartment complex.
900 block River Bend Drive The 37-year-old Lancaster officer was responding to a report of a shooting about 6 p.m. at the complex in the 900 block of River Bend Drive near West Pleasant Run Road in southern Dallas County.
"Officers responded to the apartment complex and started looking for the shooter," said Kim Leach, a Dallas County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman. "At the time, the suspect turned and shot one of the officers, killing him. Another officer returned fire at the suspect and shot and killed him."
Dallas police officials confirmed late Sunday night that 27-year-old David O'Neal Brown Jr. was among the dead. It was unclear whether he was shot in the initial incident or in the officer-involved shooting. The other man who was killed was identified as 23-year-old Jeremy Jontae McMillan, the Dallas County Medical Examiner's office said early Monday morning.
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The officer's name was not released late Sunday night. Lancaster Police Chief Keith Humphrey said the officer, a father of two, had been on the force for five years and that he was the department's first officer fatally shot in the line of duty.
"We lost an officer tonight in the line of duty," Humphrey said. "We're heartbroken, and his family is devastated"
Humphrey said he was one of the top officers in the department. The chief described him as a "well-liked, very caring, very giving, selfless, hard worker … [who] lost his life defending the citizens of Lancaster."
Witnesses described a chaotic and confusing scene.
"I just heard lots of quick shots – you know, like, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, you know – that's all I heard," said River Bend apartments resident Pat Miles. "I jumped down on the floor."
Throughout the evening, dozens of area residents remained gathered beyond crime scene tape. Officers were seen embracing one another at the scene.
There appeared to be three crime scenes in different areas of the apartment complex. At one scene, a vehicle was covered in blue tarp and an unmarked police car could be seen a short distance away.
A second scene, near a complex pool, appeared focused on a red sport utility vehicle. The third scene, at the rear of the complex, was centered on a white four-door vehicle that appeared to have crashed next to a Dumpster.
Officers from several area police departments were assisting in the investigation.
WFAA-TV (Channel 8) contributed to this report.
08:44 AM CDT on Monday, June 21, 2010
By SCOTT GOLDSTEIN, TANYA EISERER and RUDOLPH BUSH / The Dallas Morning News
LANCASTER – A police officer and two other men, including Dallas Police Chief David Brown's adult son, were fatally shot Sunday night at an apartment complex.
900 block River Bend Drive The 37-year-old Lancaster officer was responding to a report of a shooting about 6 p.m. at the complex in the 900 block of River Bend Drive near West Pleasant Run Road in southern Dallas County.
"Officers responded to the apartment complex and started looking for the shooter," said Kim Leach, a Dallas County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman. "At the time, the suspect turned and shot one of the officers, killing him. Another officer returned fire at the suspect and shot and killed him."
Dallas police officials confirmed late Sunday night that 27-year-old David O'Neal Brown Jr. was among the dead. It was unclear whether he was shot in the initial incident or in the officer-involved shooting. The other man who was killed was identified as 23-year-old Jeremy Jontae McMillan, the Dallas County Medical Examiner's office said early Monday morning.
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The officer's name was not released late Sunday night. Lancaster Police Chief Keith Humphrey said the officer, a father of two, had been on the force for five years and that he was the department's first officer fatally shot in the line of duty.
"We lost an officer tonight in the line of duty," Humphrey said. "We're heartbroken, and his family is devastated"
Humphrey said he was one of the top officers in the department. The chief described him as a "well-liked, very caring, very giving, selfless, hard worker … [who] lost his life defending the citizens of Lancaster."
Witnesses described a chaotic and confusing scene.
"I just heard lots of quick shots – you know, like, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, you know – that's all I heard," said River Bend apartments resident Pat Miles. "I jumped down on the floor."
Throughout the evening, dozens of area residents remained gathered beyond crime scene tape. Officers were seen embracing one another at the scene.
There appeared to be three crime scenes in different areas of the apartment complex. At one scene, a vehicle was covered in blue tarp and an unmarked police car could be seen a short distance away.
A second scene, near a complex pool, appeared focused on a red sport utility vehicle. The third scene, at the rear of the complex, was centered on a white four-door vehicle that appeared to have crashed next to a Dumpster.
Officers from several area police departments were assisting in the investigation.
WFAA-TV (Channel 8) contributed to this report.
Lancaster officer, killed by Dallas police chief's son who was also killed in shootout.
08:44 AM CDT on Monday, June 21, 2010
By SCOTT GOLDSTEIN, TANYA EISERER and RUDOLPH BUSH / The Dallas Morning News
LANCASTER – A police officer and two other men, including Dallas Police Chief David Brown's adult son, were fatally shot Sunday night at an apartment complex.
900 block River Bend Drive The 37-year-old Lancaster officer was responding to a report of a shooting about 6 p.m. at the complex in the 900 block of River Bend Drive near West Pleasant Run Road in southern Dallas County.
"Officers responded to the apartment complex and started looking for the shooter," said Kim Leach, a Dallas County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman. "At the time, the suspect turned and shot one of the officers, killing him. Another officer returned fire at the suspect and shot and killed him."
Dallas police officials confirmed late Sunday night that 27-year-old David O'Neal Brown Jr. was among the dead. It was unclear whether he was shot in the initial incident or in the officer-involved shooting. The other man who was killed was identified as 23-year-old Jeremy Jontae McMillan, the Dallas County Medical Examiner's office said early Monday morning.
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The officer's name was not released late Sunday night. Lancaster Police Chief Keith Humphrey said the officer, a father of two, had been on the force for five years and that he was the department's first officer fatally shot in the line of duty.
"We lost an officer tonight in the line of duty," Humphrey said. "We're heartbroken, and his family is devastated"
Humphrey said he was one of the top officers in the department. The chief described him as a "well-liked, very caring, very giving, selfless, hard worker … [who] lost his life defending the citizens of Lancaster."
Witnesses described a chaotic and confusing scene.
"I just heard lots of quick shots – you know, like, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, you know – that's all I heard," said River Bend apartments resident Pat Miles. "I jumped down on the floor."
Throughout the evening, dozens of area residents remained gathered beyond crime scene tape. Officers were seen embracing one another at the scene.
There appeared to be three crime scenes in different areas of the apartment complex. At one scene, a vehicle was covered in blue tarp and an unmarked police car could be seen a short distance away.
A second scene, near a complex pool, appeared focused on a red sport utility vehicle. The third scene, at the rear of the complex, was centered on a white four-door vehicle that appeared to have crashed next to a Dumpster.
Officers from several area police departments were assisting in the investigation.
WFAA-TV (Channel 8) contributed to this report.
08:44 AM CDT on Monday, June 21, 2010
By SCOTT GOLDSTEIN, TANYA EISERER and RUDOLPH BUSH / The Dallas Morning News
LANCASTER – A police officer and two other men, including Dallas Police Chief David Brown's adult son, were fatally shot Sunday night at an apartment complex.
900 block River Bend Drive The 37-year-old Lancaster officer was responding to a report of a shooting about 6 p.m. at the complex in the 900 block of River Bend Drive near West Pleasant Run Road in southern Dallas County.
"Officers responded to the apartment complex and started looking for the shooter," said Kim Leach, a Dallas County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman. "At the time, the suspect turned and shot one of the officers, killing him. Another officer returned fire at the suspect and shot and killed him."
Dallas police officials confirmed late Sunday night that 27-year-old David O'Neal Brown Jr. was among the dead. It was unclear whether he was shot in the initial incident or in the officer-involved shooting. The other man who was killed was identified as 23-year-old Jeremy Jontae McMillan, the Dallas County Medical Examiner's office said early Monday morning.
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The officer's name was not released late Sunday night. Lancaster Police Chief Keith Humphrey said the officer, a father of two, had been on the force for five years and that he was the department's first officer fatally shot in the line of duty.
"We lost an officer tonight in the line of duty," Humphrey said. "We're heartbroken, and his family is devastated"
Humphrey said he was one of the top officers in the department. The chief described him as a "well-liked, very caring, very giving, selfless, hard worker … [who] lost his life defending the citizens of Lancaster."
Witnesses described a chaotic and confusing scene.
"I just heard lots of quick shots – you know, like, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, you know – that's all I heard," said River Bend apartments resident Pat Miles. "I jumped down on the floor."
Throughout the evening, dozens of area residents remained gathered beyond crime scene tape. Officers were seen embracing one another at the scene.
There appeared to be three crime scenes in different areas of the apartment complex. At one scene, a vehicle was covered in blue tarp and an unmarked police car could be seen a short distance away.
A second scene, near a complex pool, appeared focused on a red sport utility vehicle. The third scene, at the rear of the complex, was centered on a white four-door vehicle that appeared to have crashed next to a Dumpster.
Officers from several area police departments were assisting in the investigation.
WFAA-TV (Channel 8) contributed to this report.
