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Introduction
A Dallas plain-clothed police officer was shot during a carjacking. Three suspects were found in Louisiana. 19-year-old Redricous Lewis 17-year-old Redtravion Polk and 18-year-old Xavier Cook were arrested in Shreveport, just hours after the shooting.
The Carjacking
Officer Nathaniel Chapman, who has been a part of the Dallas Police Department since 1999, was discreetly positioned in an unmarked vehicle, specifically a Dodge Challenger, carrying out surveillance in the vicinity of Northwest Highway and Harry Hines Boulevard.
Video from a private business nearby shows the suspects pull up behind Officer Chapman’s car, blocking it in. The video then shows the three suspects running toward the car.
According to Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia, it was confirmed that at least two out of the three suspects had gums. during the incident. Chief Garcia said that the officer, in retort to the threat posed by the armed carjackers, originally complied and collaborated to create a space between himself and the suspects before resorting to drawing his service weapon.