DPD: Officer Shot, Injured on Northwest Highway

Dallas police say an officer was shot shortly before 1 a.m. Aug. 9, and his covert vehicle stolen in the 2400 block of Northwest Highway.

The officer was taken to a local hospital with “non-life-threatening” injuries and the vehicle was recovered, according to the Dallas Police Department. 

Police haven’t made arrests in this case and the incident remains under investigation. We’ll update this post as more information becomes available.

Rachel Snyder

Rachel Snyder, former deputy editor at People Newspapers, joined the staff in 2019, returning to her native Dallas-Fort Worth after starting her career at community newspapers in Oklahoma. One of her stories won first place in its category in the Oklahoma Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest in 2018. She’s a fan of puns and community journalism, not necessarily in that order.

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