The mother of a fallen Dallas police officer is suing the alleged suspect’s parents and the pawnshop where she alleges the suspect bought the gun used in the “targeted,” fatal shooting.
Dallas police said Corey Cobb-Bey, 30, shot and killed 46-year-old Officer Darron Burks in Oak Cliff in late September of 2024 in a targeted attack as he sat in his marked police car. Burks had only recently joined the force after teaching math for about 17 years.
“Officer Burks was executed,” then-Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia said in 2024 at a news conference. “… Our officers were targeted for nothing more than the uniform they wear and for the brave and honorable job that they do.”
Garcia said the suspect approached Burks while he was waiting in a parking lot between calls. After a brief conversation, Cobb-Bey pulled out a gun and “executed” Burks. Police dispatch noticed a sound from Burks’ radio and immediately sent help, Garcia said.
Cobb-Bey shot at responding officers, who later shot and killed him, Garcia said. Two shotguns, a .22-caliber handgun, and a 9-millimeter handgun were recovered from two scenes.
Mother of fallen officer alleges suspect’s parents ignored his unstable, violent behavior
According to the lawsuit filed by Burks’ mother, Cherie Jeffery, Cobb-Bey was living with his parents in the months leading up to the shooting and had become “increasingly dangerous, agitated, and often displayed erratic behavior,” including “killing a dog and burying it in his parents’ backyard.”…