(WBAP/KLIF) — Dallas Police Department released ” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>body cam video of Tuesday’s officer involved shooting.
41-year-old Ryan Taylor allegedly used a U-Haul truck to ram a police vehicle and led DPD on a high-speed chase along the Dallas North Tollway while crashing into motorists. Taylor eventually exited the DNT on Lemmon Avenue and narrowly missed colliding with a DART bus, before running into a tree and fleeing on foot into a warehouse. That’s when Officer Kennan Craven gave chase on foot, when Taylor pulled a handgun and fired at least twice at the officer.
Craven returned fire, striking Taylor in the leg. Officers provided immediate medical attention to Taylor and placed him under arrest. None of the officers or motorists were seriously injured in the incident. The 41-year-old faces several charges, including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and evading arrest in a vehicle. The District Attorney’s office will review the case and possibly filed attempted murder against the man.
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Dallas Police Department Press Release:
The Dallas Police continue to investigate the officer-involved shooting that occurred on July 25, 2023, in the 7200 block of Lemmon Avenue.
This is the fifth officer involved shooting involving a Dallas Police officer in 2023.
On July 25, 2023, at about 11:00AM, Dallas Police Northwest Covert and Crime Response Team officers were doing surveillance on a stolen U- haul truck parked in the 9600 block of El Centro Drive.
The preliminary investigation determined officers saw the suspect, 41-year-old Ryan Taylor, get into the truck and drive away.
Covert officers called in marked patrol officers to conduct a felony stop of the truck.
While stopped at the stop sign at Dunhaven and Lenel Place, Taylor intentionally backed into an occupied covert vehicle, causing the airbags to deploy and pushing the vehicle into a fire hydrant.
Uniform officers attempted to stop Taylor, but he sped away on side streets hitting several vehicles and onto the Dallas North Tollway where he hit more cars.
Taylor exited the Tollway – driving until he reached the 7200 block of Lemmon Avenue, hitting more vehicles in the northbound lanes, crossed the center median, and hit a tree on the west side of Lemmon Avenue.
Taylor abandoned the truck and ran toward a private hangar building.
Officer Kennan Craven and additional officers ran after the suspect.
The investigation determined Taylor ran into an opening of the building and fired a handgun at least twice at Officer Craven.
Officer Craven returned fire, hitting Taylor in the leg.
Officer Craven and other officers took Taylor into custody inside the building and Dallas Fire Rescue responded and took Taylor to a local hospital for treatment.
Taylor’s handgun as recovered from the scene, which was reported stolen.
No other officers fired their weapons during this incident and no officers were injured.
There were no serious injuries to those involved in crashes with Taylor during the incident.
Taylor will be charged with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Aggravated Assault- Public Servant along with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and Evading Arrest in a Vehicle.
The investigation is ongoing and is being investigated by the Dallas Police Special Investigations Unit.
The Dallas County District Attorney’s office were notified and responded to the scene and will conduct their own investigation.
The Office of Community Police Oversight was notified and responded to the scene.
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