Incident

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2-15-2014 Texas Dallas 2-1

Location

February 15, 2014

Dallas, Texas

Participants

Type: Victim
Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
Name: Officer Joshua Burns
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Type: Victim

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Rakeem Perkins
Age: 20
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - Officer shot
Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator shot

Notes

Suspect opened fire on officers when they responded to a complaint about a disturbance. Subject hit in thigh. Officer shot in the leg, shoulder and upper body.

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: http://www.abc40.com/story/24738038/man-suspected-of-shooting-dallas-officer-detained

URL: https://www.facebook.com/notes/dallas-police-department/officer-involved-shooting-13030-audelia-road/10151965588123716/?__xts__[0]=68.ARAV9lw2o5JhurrwKmQzJFzS9G2j-xkmKPIqvkHjIKPpUN1aBThiZEPhr5HfGs9sP3kpcCOu-N2vI7uZ0ZtI5S4k9zbWON0VCfo0hIxCpe-V_lk_thbNtik0z

URL: https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2014/02/15/suspect-in-dpd-officer-shooting-turns-himself-in/

District

Congressional District: 32
State Senate District: 8
State House District: 102