DALLAS — An investigation is underway after officers shot and killed a murder suspect who pointed a gun at them during his arrest in Dallas on the morning of Monday, Aug. 7, police said.
In a news release on Wednesday, Aug. 9, police said at least four officers with the U.S. Marshals fugitive task force, which includes Dallas and Mesquite police officers, were serving an arrest warrant to the suspect at an apartment complex in the 3700 block of South Tyler Street, near Highway 67.
According to police, the suspect, identified as 36-year-old Corey Thomas, was wanted in Dallas for a murder on Mentor Street on July 24, 2023.
Police said the officers had located Thomas inside a pick-up truck in the parking lot of the apartment complex.
As officers were approaching the vehicle, police said, Thomas took out a gun and pointed it at the officers. Four of the officers then fired at Thomas, according to police.
Thomas was transported by Dallas Fire-Rescue to a local hospital, where he died.
The officers involved in the incident were not injured.
Witnesses at the scene told WFAA that they heard about five gunshots ring out that morning.
In the update, police said the vehicle Thomas was inside was reported stolen. A weapon was also recovered, according to police.
Police said the officers involved in the shooting were not wearing body cameras at the time "due to a federal memorandum." Police released a brief clip from surveillance video at the scene.
Further details were not released as the investigation continues.
In an internal memo obtained by WFAA, Dallas police said officer Matthew Bacon, who was one of the officers who fired his service weapon in Monday's incident, took his own life a day after the shooting.
He was an 18-year veteran of the Dallas Police Department and was a member of the U.S. Marshals fugitive task force.
Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia called Bacon's death "a heartbreaking loss for our DPD family" and asked that other members of the force "never hesitate to reach out" when facing mental health struggles.