Texas police officer fatally 'ambushed' in shootout with fleeing suspect: law enforcement

A constabulary serviceman was fatally "ambushed" during a shootout with a fleeing fishy successful Greenville, Texas, connected Monday, according to section instrumentality enforcement. 

Officer Cooper Dawson, of the Greenville Police Department, was struck successful his broadside and limb during the incident, which took spot successful a wooded country down homes connected Picket Street astatine 7:40 p.m., Greenville constabulary said successful a connection Tuesday morning. The country is astir 50 miles northeast of Downtown Dallas. 

The deadly incident unfolded aft Dawson initiated a postulation halt of the fishy and his conveyance adjacent the 3500 artifact of Picket Street. At that clip the assailant ran off, and Dawson pursued the fishy connected foot, constabulary said.

Officer Cooper Dawson of the Greenville Police Department successful Texas was killed connected Monday. (Greenville Police Department )

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Dawson chased the fishy into a wooded country down a location astatine 3517 Pickett Street, wherever the assailant "ambushed" him and changeable him aggregate times.

"Despite his captious injuries, Officer Dawson displayed exceptional courage, returning fire, and striking the suspect," Greenville police said in a statement.

Both Dawson and the fishy were transported to Hunt County Regional Hospital, per KLTV. Dawson was aboriginal airlifted to Medical City Plano, wherever helium succumbed to his injuries.

The information of the suspect, who has yet to beryllium named, has not been released.

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Greenville Police Department vehicles extracurricular the country wherever an serviceman was killed Monday night. (Fox 4 )

Fox 4 News video from the country past nighttime shows respective constabulary vehicles successful beforehand of the location on with a achromatic sedan parked outside. It's unclear if the sedan was associated with the postulation stop. The country is cordoned disconnected with yellowish constabulary tape. 

The Greenville Police Department said that Dawson was a highly respected subordinate of the unit and had antecedently served with the Garland Police Department.

"His dedication to nationalist work and his unwavering committedness to protecting the Greenville assemblage volition ne'er beryllium forgotten," the connection reads.

"We are heartbroken implicit the nonaccomplishment of Officer Cooper Dawson, who selflessly enactment his beingness connected the enactment to service and support our community," Greenville Police Chief Chris Smith added, per the release. "We inquire that you support Officer Dawson’s family, our department, and the Greenville assemblage successful your thoughts and prayers during this incredibly hard time."

Dawson is the archetypal Greenville Police Department serviceman successful much than 100 years to dice successful the enactment of duty, the merchandise said.

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The country wherever Officer Cooper Dawson was changeable connected Monday. (Fox 4)

Police said that the Texas Department of Public Safety's Texas Rangers volition beryllium conducting the investigation as a third-party investigatory agency.

Further details regarding memorial services and ways to enactment Officer Dawson’s household volition beryllium announced successful the coming days, the merchandise states. 

A squad car is being displayed successful beforehand of the constabulary precinct presumption successful Dawson's honor.