Blankenbaker said it appeared that the man had used a large rock from nearby landscaping to smash the windshield and driver’s side window of a auto.
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He keeps throwing rocks until Love Field’s Dallas police arrive.
Another officer is seen on the video brandishing a stun gun he apparently never fired.
Police officials said the officer responded to reports of the dispute and observed a man using a rock to break the windows of a auto.
The police officer who fired the shots has been removed from patrol duty pending an internal review but “the video is pretty telling”, Dallas Police Chief David Brown told reporters.
The man was holding a rock in both of his hands when an officer responded to the scene, he said.
Police say Diamond is in stable condition.
Nine shots can be heard on a video of the incident posted to Instagram by Armstrong. Although there is no official confirmation, witnesses reported to numerous local news outlets they heard gunshots.
Sound of gunfire was captured on cell phone video shot outside the baggage claim area.
Shots were fired Friday at Dallas Love Field Airport after a man engaged in a domestic dispute with his ex-girlfriend allegedly lunged at officers while he had rocks in his hands.
Authorities said police arrested Diamond on Tuesday in Carrollton, Texas, saying he was driving recklessly and crashed a vehicle into some trees.
People are streaming out of Dallas Love Field and hours-long delays are being reported after police shot a man outside the airport during a domestic disturbance.
” The airport chose to pull everyone back out of the safe and secure area and reconsider them for security purposes”, he said.
The officer then fires his weapon several times. In all, 10 flights inbound to Love Field were temporarily diverted and 12 flights departing from Love Field were cancelled.
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“He fell, and I guess he was still moving on the ground”. A man repeatedly yells “stand down!” and a woman is heard screaming. “I didn’t know where the bullets were going”.
