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Dallas police officer shot by person he helped off interstate

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A Dallas school police officer was shot by a person he had stopped to help after they were found walking on an interstate, according to officials. A possible suspect is in custody. The shooting happened Thursday after Dallas Independent School District Police Officer Justin Jones was flagged down by…

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  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Shooting involving police reported in North Dallas neighborhood (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Dallas Police are investigating a shooting involving a police officer in a residential neighborhood near Forest Lane and Preston Road. According to police, the shooting took place on the 5900 block of Williamstown Road.

  2. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Off-duty Dallas ISD officer critically wounded in shooting outside North Dallas Walmart (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Dallas ISD Police and Dallas Police investigate a shooting involving an off-duty Dallas ISD police officer outside a Walmart in North Dallas on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026.

  3. FOX 4 Dallas

    Police involved in shooting near upscale North Dallas homes (opens FOX 4 Dallas)

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    FOX 4 Dallas's feed description

    Dallas police are responding to a shooting involving a police officer. The shots were fired around 10:30 a.m. in the 5900 block of Williamstown Road, which is in a neighborhood north of Forest Lane near Preston Road.

  4. WFAA Dallas

    Police responding to officer-involved shooting in North Dallas (opens WFAA Dallas)

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    Officers were called to the 5900 block of Williamstown Rd. just before 9:30 a.m. Thursday.

  5. Myfox Zone

    Dallas ISD police officer shot at north Dallas Sam's Club, officials say (opens Myfox Zone)

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    Dallas police are responding to a shooting involving a Dallas ISD officer at a Sam's Club located off I-635 in north Dallas, school officials confirmed.

  6. FOX 4 Dallas

    Dallas Shooting: Dallas ISD officer wounded in Sam's Club parking lot (opens FOX 4 Dallas)

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    FOX 4 Dallas's feed description

    A Dallas ISD police officer was shot while trying to help someone near the Walmart and Sam’s Club stores in Northwest Dallas on Thursday morning. Dallas Police Shooting The officer-involved shooting happened around 11 a.m. outside the shopping center off the LBJ Freeway near Midway Road.

  7. BNO News

    Dallas police officer shot by person he helped off interstate (opens BNO News)

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    A Dallas school police officer was shot by a person he had stopped to help after they were found walking on an interstate, according to officials. A possible suspect is in custody. The shooting happened Thursday after Dallas Independent School District Police Officer Justin Jones was flagged down by…

  8. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Police searching for suspect after officer-involved shooting incident (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Dallas police are searching for a suspect after an officer-involved shooting incident on Park Lane on Friday morning. According to the Dallas Police Department, officers responded to a call near 8500 Park Lane shortly after 7 a.m.

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