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U.S. NEWS Friday 28 June 2019

Texas police officer

charged with murder in

Dallas shooting

DALLAS (AP) — A Texas $150,000 bond, according
police officer has been in- to police records. The offi-
dicted on a murder charge cer is a military veteran and
two weeks after shooting has worked for the Farmers
the unarmed driver of a Branch Police Department
truck that had been report- for nearly 13 years, Police
ed stolen as the vehicle Chief David Hale said.
swerved past his police SUV During a Thursday press
in a Dallas parking lot. conference, Hale said the
Farmers Branch Officer shooting was a tragedy
Michael Dunn, 43, turned and that he hopes the judi-
himself in Wednesday cial process brings closure.
night after a grand jury re- "Our hearts go out to the
turned the unusually swift Moreno family for their
indictment in the killing of loss," Hale said. "Let us also
35-year-old Juan Moreno, be reminded that Farmers
officials said Thursday. Branch police Officer Mike
On June 12, police in sub- Dunn's life has been for-
urban Farmers Branch spot- ever changed." The inter-
ted a white pickup that had nal investigation of Dunn's
been reported stolen from actions is ongoing and the This photo provided by the Seagoville Police Department shows Michael Damien Dunn.
Associated Press
the city of Irving. Dunn fol- Farmers Branch depart-
lowed the vehicle over the ment is awaiting informa-
Dallas city line to a shop- tion from Dallas police, who
ping center and opened conducted the criminal in-
fire as Moreno was pulling vestigation of the shooting,
out of the parking lot, po- Hale said.
lice said. Surveillance vid- Hale said the surveillance
eo appears to show Dunn footage of the shooting
firing into the driver's side was "difficult to watch" but
of the truck as it makes a "sometimes videos do not
sweeping turn around his tell the entire story." A Dal-
cruiser. las police spokeswoman
Carlos Quintanilla, who is said Dunn was wearing a
acting as a spokesman for body camera but that it
the Moreno family, com- didn't record the shooting.
mended the speedy indict- No weapon was found on
ment. Moreno or in the truck, she
"This sends a message that said. Dunn is the second
officers do not have the Farmers Branch officer to
right to kill someone, that be charged with murder in
officers have to comply recent years.
with the rule of law," said Last year, a jury found Ken
Quintanilla. Johnson guilty of murder
Dunn, who is on adminis- for the 2016 shooting of a
trative leave, could not be 16-year-old who burglar-
immediately reached for ized his SUV. Johnson was
comment. Farmers Branch sentenced to 10 years in
police declined to identify prison after trail evidence
his attorney and a spokes- showed the off-duty of-
woman for the Dallas ficer chased Jose Cruz
County District Attorney's and another teenager
office said she does not with his sport utility vehicle,
know who represents the rammed their car and then
officer. His indictment is set repeatedly fired into it, kill-
to be formally released Fri- ing Cruz.q
day.
Dallas County District Attor-
ney John Creuzot said the
indictment demonstrates
that "the system can work
quickly, fairly, and efficient-
ly." Dunn surrendered to
police in Seagoville around
8:30 p.m. Wednesday and
was released from the city
jail about an hour later on a