Mesquite Officer Killed in the Line of Duty

MESQUITE (WBAP/KLIF) – A Mesquite Police Officer was shot and killed Friday afternoon while responding to a disturbance call in the parking lot of an Albertson’s Grocery store. The suspect involved in the shooting was also injured and taken to a local hospital.

Mesquite Police Chief David Gill says “it was a senseless act of violence that ripped a loving father and husband away from his family.” The officer was a 21-year veteran of the force.