Incident

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11-25-2024 Texas Greenville 1-1

Location

November 25, 2024

3517 Pickett St
Greenville, Texas

Participants

Type: Victim
Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
Name: Officer Cooper Dawson
Age: 27
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Christian Robert Sparger
Age: 25
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - Officer killed
Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator shot

Notes

traffic stop

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/san-antonio/news/2024/11/26/police-officer-killed-north-texas

URL: https://dallasexpress.com/crime/greenville-police-officer-killed-in-ambush/

URL: https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/greenville-police-confirm-officer-shot-in-line-of-duty/3706342/

URL: https://www.heraldbanner.com/news/local_news/suspect-named-in-police-officers-shooting-death/article_b0060ec8-ac6b-11ef-b3d4-ab10c071ee88.html

District

Congressional District: 3
State Senate District: 8
State House District: 2