Dallas Police Release Body Cam Video of Officer Involved Shooting at 5100 Lemmon Avenue On February 8, 2026, Dallas Police responded to a call from James Thomas, who indicated suicidal intentions while armed with a knife. Upon arrival, he threatened officers and charged at them, prompting police to fire their weapons. Thomas was struck and later died at the hospital. All officers involved have been placed on administrative leave, and the investigation is ongoing. | Smash Da Topic

On July 7, 2016, Micah Xavier Johnson ambushed and shot police officers in Dallas, Texas, killing five, injuring nine others, and wounding two civilians. Johnson, a 25-year-old Army Reserve Afghan War veteran, was angry over white police shootings of black men. He shot the officers at the end of a protest against the recent killings by police of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Philando Castile in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. Johnson fled to a building on the campus of El Centro Colle