Dallas ISD police officer injured in officer-involved shooting released from hospital

The Brief

  • Dallas ISD police officer Justin Jones has been released from the hospital, according to the district.
  • Jones was injured in an Aug. 6 incident where a suspect he had helped remove from the highway shot him with his own gun.
  • Jones was struck in his leg and was administered a tourniquet at the scene. The suspect, Jose Pantoja-Morales, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault on a public servant.

DALLAS The Dallas ISD police officer injured in an Aug. 6 officer-involved shooting has been released from the hospital.

Dallas ISD police officer returns home

What’s New:

Dallas ISD confirmed to FOX 4 that Dallas ISD police officer Justin Jones has been released from the hospital and has returned home.

Jones had been hospitalized since Aug. 6, when he was shot by a suspect in an officer-involved shooting in Far North Dallas.

Dallas ISD police officer-involved shooting

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