A policeman shot a man with rocks in his hands who charged the officer after vandalizing a woman’s car outside the Love Field airport in Dallas on Friday, prompting a temporary shutdown of parts of the facility, police said.
(Reuters)- Dallas police in a written description of the incident said the suspect, whom they identified as Shawn Diamond, 29, the father of the woman’s children, had according to witnesses told the officer, “You’re going to have to shoot me.”
Diamond, who had a rock in each hand, later made a “quick approach directly at the officer” and the policeman fired his handgun, striking Diamond, the police description said.
When Diamond got up, still holding one rock, the officer opened fire on him again several times, police said.
In a social media video played on several broadcasters, five shots could be heard, followed by a volley of several more. Shouts of “get down” were heard and an officer with a pistol could be seen.
Diamond was transported to a local hospital where he was listed in stable condition, police said.
Video images of the woman’s car showed broken windows and numerous dents but police said she was not hurt. She had driven Diamond to the airport so he could fly home to the East Coast, police said.
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