Police Officer Brian Jackson was shot and killed during a foot pursuit of a suspect through a residential area on Madera Avenue.
Officer Jackson responded to a domestic disturbance call on North Henderson Street at approximately 2:45 am. The suspect had threatened his ex-girlfriend and fired a handgun inside a house at the location. When Officer Jackson arrived, the male suspect fled on foot and led officers on a chase through alleys and between houses. The suspect entered a yard and hid, then opened fire on Officer Jackson as he came through the front gate, striking him in the armpit. The suspect ran out of bullets and tossed the gun to the ground, gave up, and was taken into custody.
Officer Jackson was transported to Baylor Medical Center where he succumbed to the wound approximately one hour later. The suspect, who was an illegal alien, was charged convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death.
Officer Jackson had served with the Dallas Police Department for five years.
He is survived by his wife, parents, and sister.
Contributed by a findagrave.com volunteer.∼Officer shot, killed in hunt for suspect
Police were answering call about domestic disturbance
09:41 PM CST on Sunday, November 13, 2005
By MARGARITA MARTIN-HIDALGO, TANYA EISERER and ROY APPLETON / The Dallas Morning News
Bryan Titsworth / WFAA-TV
Two Dallas officers grieve after the shooting. Also Online
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Marta Cruz had told police that her ex-boyfriend had been threatening her for weeks.
But as he emptied his handgun in an act of rage early Sunday, police say, his last bullet found another victim.
Dallas police Officer Brian Jackson died of a gunshot wound to his right underarm, suffered in a gunfight on Madera Street near North Henderson Avenue in Old East Dallas.
"He was proud to be a cop. He did his job with a lot of emotion and passion," Police Chief David Kunkle said of the 76th Dallas police officer to die in the line of duty.
Juan Lizcano, a 28-year-old Mexican immigrant, was being held at Lew Sterrett Justice Center on charges of capital murder and aggravated assault. Bail was set at $1 million and $25,000, respectively.
Officer Jackson, 28, was working late Saturday to help solve a recent double homicide and was among officers responding to a reported domestic disturbance in the 2400 block of North Henderson.
Ms. Cruz told police that Mr. Lizcano arrived at her home at 2426 N. Henderson Ave. about 1:55 a.m. Sunday. She said he pulled a handgun, shot into the ceiling and then pointed the gun at her, saying "next time, it will be you." He fled, and she called police.
About 45 minutes later, officers answered a second call that Mr. Lizcano had returned to the house. Arriving officers reported seeing a man run into the back yard with a handgun. They pursued on foot as he jumped over fences and ran through yards toward Madera Street.
Officer Brian Jackson Three officers were fired upon as they searched an alley. The officers did not return fire.
Meanwhile, as he looked for Mr. Lizcano in front of 2415 Madera St., Officer Jackson was hit once in his right underarm, near his protective vest, firing two or three rounds before going down.
Uninjured, Mr. Lizcano surrendered to officers. Police recovered an empty .357 Magnum handgun at the scene.
The wounded officer was taken to Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, where he died at 3:52 a.m.
Officer Jackson was the first Dallas officer slain since November 2001. He came to the department in January 2001 from Rhode Island. He married JoAnn DeMello Jackson two months ago and had no children.
The chief said he was working night duty command early Sunday and was near Henderson and Greenville Avenue when the first call came in. About the same time, he headed toward a reported disturbance downtown.
A short time later, he received a call that Officer Jackson had been killed. "It was gut-wrenching," the chief said.
The chief fought back tears as he talked of the shooting. He said he did not know Officer Jackson. But "he was viewed as a very good, dependable, hard-working officer. He was very safety conscious and tactically proficient," the chief said.
The chief said this is a trying time for his department.
"We will provide psychological services for officers," he said. "We will make sure that the wife is given everything she needs in preparing for the funeral."
Funeral arrangements are pending.
Colleagues' memories
Some of Officer Jackson's colleagues recalled Sunday an officer who loved and excelled at his job.
Gang unit Officer Frank Carcone said when the unit needed a liaison officer from Central patrol, "We knew he'd be the right person for the job."
Officer Jackson was constantly feeding the unit tips he had gleaned from the street, he said. "He'd come up to our office at last once or twice a week and give us as much information as he could.
"From Day One, he just enjoyed police work and took pride in it. And he always wanted to learn everything he could. He was very dedicated," Officer Carcone said. "He went above and beyond."
"He'd stay late. He'd cover anybody. He was always looking to help everybody he could."
Sgt. Jon Jacob, a southwest patrol supervisor, said Officer Jackson was his first recruit when he became a field training officer. "He was anxious, eager and had tons of energy," Sgt. Jacob said. "He was just well rounded and well grounded."
Officer Kyle Land recalled the slain officer as compassionate, "one of those types of officers that knew his stuff. ... You knew that if something happened he would be there to help you out."
Sgt. Larry Lewis said Officer Jackson had volunteered to stay late Saturday night to help homicide detectives canvas bars because they knew the victims in last Sunday's double slaying had been to bars in the area. In that case, Maria "Felix" Guzman and Matias Velasquez, 44, were shot and killed in front of her family's house on Fitzhugh Avenue between Tremont and Columbia streets in East Dallas.
"He [Officer Jackson] was helping some of my guys just a few minutes before he went on that [fatal] call. He heard it dispatched and went down here."
Sgt. Lewis said he saw Mr. Lizcano before he was jailed.
Officer Jackson responded to a domestic disturbance call on North Henderson Street at approximately 2:45 am. The suspect had threatened his ex-girlfriend and fired a handgun inside a house at the location. When Officer Jackson arrived, the male suspect fled on foot and led officers on a chase through alleys and between houses. The suspect entered a yard and hid, then opened fire on Officer Jackson as he came through the front gate, striking him in the armpit. The suspect ran out of bullets and tossed the gun to the ground, gave up, and was taken into custody.
Officer Jackson was transported to Baylor Medical Center where he succumbed to the wound approximately one hour later. The suspect, who was an illegal alien, was charged convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death.
Officer Jackson had served with the Dallas Police Department for five years.
He is survived by his wife, parents, and sister.
Contributed by a findagrave.com volunteer.∼Officer shot, killed in hunt for suspect
Police were answering call about domestic disturbance
09:41 PM CST on Sunday, November 13, 2005
By MARGARITA MARTIN-HIDALGO, TANYA EISERER and ROY APPLETON / The Dallas Morning News
Bryan Titsworth / WFAA-TV
Two Dallas officers grieve after the shooting. Also Online
Comrades mourn officer ending his shift
Carol Cavazos reports
Marta Cruz had told police that her ex-boyfriend had been threatening her for weeks.
But as he emptied his handgun in an act of rage early Sunday, police say, his last bullet found another victim.
Dallas police Officer Brian Jackson died of a gunshot wound to his right underarm, suffered in a gunfight on Madera Street near North Henderson Avenue in Old East Dallas.
"He was proud to be a cop. He did his job with a lot of emotion and passion," Police Chief David Kunkle said of the 76th Dallas police officer to die in the line of duty.
Juan Lizcano, a 28-year-old Mexican immigrant, was being held at Lew Sterrett Justice Center on charges of capital murder and aggravated assault. Bail was set at $1 million and $25,000, respectively.
Officer Jackson, 28, was working late Saturday to help solve a recent double homicide and was among officers responding to a reported domestic disturbance in the 2400 block of North Henderson.
Ms. Cruz told police that Mr. Lizcano arrived at her home at 2426 N. Henderson Ave. about 1:55 a.m. Sunday. She said he pulled a handgun, shot into the ceiling and then pointed the gun at her, saying "next time, it will be you." He fled, and she called police.
About 45 minutes later, officers answered a second call that Mr. Lizcano had returned to the house. Arriving officers reported seeing a man run into the back yard with a handgun. They pursued on foot as he jumped over fences and ran through yards toward Madera Street.
Officer Brian Jackson Three officers were fired upon as they searched an alley. The officers did not return fire.
Meanwhile, as he looked for Mr. Lizcano in front of 2415 Madera St., Officer Jackson was hit once in his right underarm, near his protective vest, firing two or three rounds before going down.
Uninjured, Mr. Lizcano surrendered to officers. Police recovered an empty .357 Magnum handgun at the scene.
The wounded officer was taken to Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, where he died at 3:52 a.m.
Officer Jackson was the first Dallas officer slain since November 2001. He came to the department in January 2001 from Rhode Island. He married JoAnn DeMello Jackson two months ago and had no children.
The chief said he was working night duty command early Sunday and was near Henderson and Greenville Avenue when the first call came in. About the same time, he headed toward a reported disturbance downtown.
A short time later, he received a call that Officer Jackson had been killed. "It was gut-wrenching," the chief said.
The chief fought back tears as he talked of the shooting. He said he did not know Officer Jackson. But "he was viewed as a very good, dependable, hard-working officer. He was very safety conscious and tactically proficient," the chief said.
The chief said this is a trying time for his department.
"We will provide psychological services for officers," he said. "We will make sure that the wife is given everything she needs in preparing for the funeral."
Funeral arrangements are pending.
Colleagues' memories
Some of Officer Jackson's colleagues recalled Sunday an officer who loved and excelled at his job.
Gang unit Officer Frank Carcone said when the unit needed a liaison officer from Central patrol, "We knew he'd be the right person for the job."
Officer Jackson was constantly feeding the unit tips he had gleaned from the street, he said. "He'd come up to our office at last once or twice a week and give us as much information as he could.
"From Day One, he just enjoyed police work and took pride in it. And he always wanted to learn everything he could. He was very dedicated," Officer Carcone said. "He went above and beyond."
"He'd stay late. He'd cover anybody. He was always looking to help everybody he could."
Sgt. Jon Jacob, a southwest patrol supervisor, said Officer Jackson was his first recruit when he became a field training officer. "He was anxious, eager and had tons of energy," Sgt. Jacob said. "He was just well rounded and well grounded."
Officer Kyle Land recalled the slain officer as compassionate, "one of those types of officers that knew his stuff. ... You knew that if something happened he would be there to help you out."
Sgt. Larry Lewis said Officer Jackson had volunteered to stay late Saturday night to help homicide detectives canvas bars because they knew the victims in last Sunday's double slaying had been to bars in the area. In that case, Maria "Felix" Guzman and Matias Velasquez, 44, were shot and killed in front of her family's house on Fitzhugh Avenue between Tremont and Columbia streets in East Dallas.
"He [Officer Jackson] was helping some of my guys just a few minutes before he went on that [fatal] call. He heard it dispatched and went down here."
Sgt. Lewis said he saw Mr. Lizcano before he was jailed.
Police Officer Brian Jackson was shot and killed during a foot pursuit of a suspect through a residential area on Madera Avenue.
Officer Jackson responded to a domestic disturbance call on North Henderson Street at approximately 2:45 am. The suspect had threatened his ex-girlfriend and fired a handgun inside a house at the location. When Officer Jackson arrived, the male suspect fled on foot and led officers on a chase through alleys and between houses. The suspect entered a yard and hid, then opened fire on Officer Jackson as he came through the front gate, striking him in the armpit. The suspect ran out of bullets and tossed the gun to the ground, gave up, and was taken into custody.
Officer Jackson was transported to Baylor Medical Center where he succumbed to the wound approximately one hour later. The suspect, who was an illegal alien, was charged convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death.
Officer Jackson had served with the Dallas Police Department for five years.
He is survived by his wife, parents, and sister.
Contributed by a findagrave.com volunteer.∼Officer shot, killed in hunt for suspect
Police were answering call about domestic disturbance
09:41 PM CST on Sunday, November 13, 2005
By MARGARITA MARTIN-HIDALGO, TANYA EISERER and ROY APPLETON / The Dallas Morning News
Bryan Titsworth / WFAA-TV
Two Dallas officers grieve after the shooting. Also Online
Comrades mourn officer ending his shift
Carol Cavazos reports
Marta Cruz had told police that her ex-boyfriend had been threatening her for weeks.
But as he emptied his handgun in an act of rage early Sunday, police say, his last bullet found another victim.
Dallas police Officer Brian Jackson died of a gunshot wound to his right underarm, suffered in a gunfight on Madera Street near North Henderson Avenue in Old East Dallas.
"He was proud to be a cop. He did his job with a lot of emotion and passion," Police Chief David Kunkle said of the 76th Dallas police officer to die in the line of duty.
Juan Lizcano, a 28-year-old Mexican immigrant, was being held at Lew Sterrett Justice Center on charges of capital murder and aggravated assault. Bail was set at $1 million and $25,000, respectively.
Officer Jackson, 28, was working late Saturday to help solve a recent double homicide and was among officers responding to a reported domestic disturbance in the 2400 block of North Henderson.
Ms. Cruz told police that Mr. Lizcano arrived at her home at 2426 N. Henderson Ave. about 1:55 a.m. Sunday. She said he pulled a handgun, shot into the ceiling and then pointed the gun at her, saying "next time, it will be you." He fled, and she called police.
About 45 minutes later, officers answered a second call that Mr. Lizcano had returned to the house. Arriving officers reported seeing a man run into the back yard with a handgun. They pursued on foot as he jumped over fences and ran through yards toward Madera Street.
Officer Brian Jackson Three officers were fired upon as they searched an alley. The officers did not return fire.
Meanwhile, as he looked for Mr. Lizcano in front of 2415 Madera St., Officer Jackson was hit once in his right underarm, near his protective vest, firing two or three rounds before going down.
Uninjured, Mr. Lizcano surrendered to officers. Police recovered an empty .357 Magnum handgun at the scene.
The wounded officer was taken to Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, where he died at 3:52 a.m.
Officer Jackson was the first Dallas officer slain since November 2001. He came to the department in January 2001 from Rhode Island. He married JoAnn DeMello Jackson two months ago and had no children.
The chief said he was working night duty command early Sunday and was near Henderson and Greenville Avenue when the first call came in. About the same time, he headed toward a reported disturbance downtown.
A short time later, he received a call that Officer Jackson had been killed. "It was gut-wrenching," the chief said.
The chief fought back tears as he talked of the shooting. He said he did not know Officer Jackson. But "he was viewed as a very good, dependable, hard-working officer. He was very safety conscious and tactically proficient," the chief said.
The chief said this is a trying time for his department.
"We will provide psychological services for officers," he said. "We will make sure that the wife is given everything she needs in preparing for the funeral."
Funeral arrangements are pending.
Colleagues' memories
Some of Officer Jackson's colleagues recalled Sunday an officer who loved and excelled at his job.
Gang unit Officer Frank Carcone said when the unit needed a liaison officer from Central patrol, "We knew he'd be the right person for the job."
Officer Jackson was constantly feeding the unit tips he had gleaned from the street, he said. "He'd come up to our office at last once or twice a week and give us as much information as he could.
"From Day One, he just enjoyed police work and took pride in it. And he always wanted to learn everything he could. He was very dedicated," Officer Carcone said. "He went above and beyond."
"He'd stay late. He'd cover anybody. He was always looking to help everybody he could."
Sgt. Jon Jacob, a southwest patrol supervisor, said Officer Jackson was his first recruit when he became a field training officer. "He was anxious, eager and had tons of energy," Sgt. Jacob said. "He was just well rounded and well grounded."
Officer Kyle Land recalled the slain officer as compassionate, "one of those types of officers that knew his stuff. ... You knew that if something happened he would be there to help you out."
Sgt. Larry Lewis said Officer Jackson had volunteered to stay late Saturday night to help homicide detectives canvas bars because they knew the victims in last Sunday's double slaying had been to bars in the area. In that case, Maria "Felix" Guzman and Matias Velasquez, 44, were shot and killed in front of her family's house on Fitzhugh Avenue between Tremont and Columbia streets in East Dallas.
"He [Officer Jackson] was helping some of my guys just a few minutes before he went on that [fatal] call. He heard it dispatched and went down here."
Sgt. Lewis said he saw Mr. Lizcano before he was jailed.
Officer Jackson responded to a domestic disturbance call on North Henderson Street at approximately 2:45 am. The suspect had threatened his ex-girlfriend and fired a handgun inside a house at the location. When Officer Jackson arrived, the male suspect fled on foot and led officers on a chase through alleys and between houses. The suspect entered a yard and hid, then opened fire on Officer Jackson as he came through the front gate, striking him in the armpit. The suspect ran out of bullets and tossed the gun to the ground, gave up, and was taken into custody.
Officer Jackson was transported to Baylor Medical Center where he succumbed to the wound approximately one hour later. The suspect, who was an illegal alien, was charged convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death.
Officer Jackson had served with the Dallas Police Department for five years.
He is survived by his wife, parents, and sister.
Contributed by a findagrave.com volunteer.∼Officer shot, killed in hunt for suspect
Police were answering call about domestic disturbance
09:41 PM CST on Sunday, November 13, 2005
By MARGARITA MARTIN-HIDALGO, TANYA EISERER and ROY APPLETON / The Dallas Morning News
Bryan Titsworth / WFAA-TV
Two Dallas officers grieve after the shooting. Also Online
Comrades mourn officer ending his shift
Carol Cavazos reports
Marta Cruz had told police that her ex-boyfriend had been threatening her for weeks.
But as he emptied his handgun in an act of rage early Sunday, police say, his last bullet found another victim.
Dallas police Officer Brian Jackson died of a gunshot wound to his right underarm, suffered in a gunfight on Madera Street near North Henderson Avenue in Old East Dallas.
"He was proud to be a cop. He did his job with a lot of emotion and passion," Police Chief David Kunkle said of the 76th Dallas police officer to die in the line of duty.
Juan Lizcano, a 28-year-old Mexican immigrant, was being held at Lew Sterrett Justice Center on charges of capital murder and aggravated assault. Bail was set at $1 million and $25,000, respectively.
Officer Jackson, 28, was working late Saturday to help solve a recent double homicide and was among officers responding to a reported domestic disturbance in the 2400 block of North Henderson.
Ms. Cruz told police that Mr. Lizcano arrived at her home at 2426 N. Henderson Ave. about 1:55 a.m. Sunday. She said he pulled a handgun, shot into the ceiling and then pointed the gun at her, saying "next time, it will be you." He fled, and she called police.
About 45 minutes later, officers answered a second call that Mr. Lizcano had returned to the house. Arriving officers reported seeing a man run into the back yard with a handgun. They pursued on foot as he jumped over fences and ran through yards toward Madera Street.
Officer Brian Jackson Three officers were fired upon as they searched an alley. The officers did not return fire.
Meanwhile, as he looked for Mr. Lizcano in front of 2415 Madera St., Officer Jackson was hit once in his right underarm, near his protective vest, firing two or three rounds before going down.
Uninjured, Mr. Lizcano surrendered to officers. Police recovered an empty .357 Magnum handgun at the scene.
The wounded officer was taken to Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, where he died at 3:52 a.m.
Officer Jackson was the first Dallas officer slain since November 2001. He came to the department in January 2001 from Rhode Island. He married JoAnn DeMello Jackson two months ago and had no children.
The chief said he was working night duty command early Sunday and was near Henderson and Greenville Avenue when the first call came in. About the same time, he headed toward a reported disturbance downtown.
A short time later, he received a call that Officer Jackson had been killed. "It was gut-wrenching," the chief said.
The chief fought back tears as he talked of the shooting. He said he did not know Officer Jackson. But "he was viewed as a very good, dependable, hard-working officer. He was very safety conscious and tactically proficient," the chief said.
The chief said this is a trying time for his department.
"We will provide psychological services for officers," he said. "We will make sure that the wife is given everything she needs in preparing for the funeral."
Funeral arrangements are pending.
Colleagues' memories
Some of Officer Jackson's colleagues recalled Sunday an officer who loved and excelled at his job.
Gang unit Officer Frank Carcone said when the unit needed a liaison officer from Central patrol, "We knew he'd be the right person for the job."
Officer Jackson was constantly feeding the unit tips he had gleaned from the street, he said. "He'd come up to our office at last once or twice a week and give us as much information as he could.
"From Day One, he just enjoyed police work and took pride in it. And he always wanted to learn everything he could. He was very dedicated," Officer Carcone said. "He went above and beyond."
"He'd stay late. He'd cover anybody. He was always looking to help everybody he could."
Sgt. Jon Jacob, a southwest patrol supervisor, said Officer Jackson was his first recruit when he became a field training officer. "He was anxious, eager and had tons of energy," Sgt. Jacob said. "He was just well rounded and well grounded."
Officer Kyle Land recalled the slain officer as compassionate, "one of those types of officers that knew his stuff. ... You knew that if something happened he would be there to help you out."
Sgt. Larry Lewis said Officer Jackson had volunteered to stay late Saturday night to help homicide detectives canvas bars because they knew the victims in last Sunday's double slaying had been to bars in the area. In that case, Maria "Felix" Guzman and Matias Velasquez, 44, were shot and killed in front of her family's house on Fitzhugh Avenue between Tremont and Columbia streets in East Dallas.
"He [Officer Jackson] was helping some of my guys just a few minutes before he went on that [fatal] call. He heard it dispatched and went down here."
Sgt. Lewis said he saw Mr. Lizcano before he was jailed.
