Updated at 10:15 p.m.: Police have released additional details about the Far North Dallas shooting Monday afternoon.
Major Jeff Cotner of the Crimes Against Persons Division said Dallas Fire-Rescue personnel responding to a trash-bin fire at Frankford and North 40th Place were fired on when a man armed with a rifle lured them into an open area. The truck was shot at least twice before they were able to drive to a wooded area and call for back up, he said.
When police arrived, the man shot at them. Officers retreated, and when they tried to tactfully approach the man, he shot at them again, Cotner said.
At the same time as officers were responding to the scene, police received a ‘want to locate’ call from the Denton County Sheriff’s Department regarding the gunman.
Police also learned that the gunman had threatened a babysitter, who retreated into a nearby home and hid in a safe place with an 8-year-old girl.
After the suspect surrendered to SWAT, they had to clear the scene of suspicious devices like propane tanks and jars filled with water that had been placed outside the home before rescuing the woman and child, Cotner said. Some of the devices had been exploded.
The man, whose identity has not been released, will be charged with seven counts of aggravated assault on a public servant.
