One Dallas Fire & Rescue EMT killed and an unidentified civilian wounded in what police are describing as an active shooter situation.
Demographically that area (east of Fair Park and South of I-30) is where the predominately black section of south Dallas comes closest to downtown.
If you’re in the area, now would be a good time to go over Karl Rehn’s advice on dealing with an active shooter situation.
Update: Current reports say the EMT is in critical condition in surgery, not dead as previously reported. Dallas Morning News is doing regular updates.
Update 2: Description of the shooter: “The shooter was described as bald black male in a green shirt in jeans. He walks with a limp.”
Update 3: Two more dead, including suspect and his neighbor.
Shot Paramedic in “critical, but stable condition” after surgery.
Update 4: Dead shooter has been identified as Derick Lamont Brown, 36.
The incident seems to have started as a dispute between neighbors.
Note: A Derick Brown in the Dallas area was an active member of the New Black Panther Party for many years. Indeed, the ADL reported a Derick Brown proclaiming “We’re ready to die in self-defense” at a Black Panther rally in 2004, and here’s a pro-NBPP blog that calls Brown the chairman of the NBPP. Just about all the quotes that mention Brown and the New Black Panther Party seem to date from 2004-2008. It’s not certain the the two Derick Browns are the same man.
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