In a shootout that spread across three separate crime scenes and included about 100 gunshots, a Garland police officer was injured by a man opening fire on law enforcement. That man was later killed by police in a suicide-by-cop attempt.
The Shooting Death of Bernardo Mares
Early morning on Monday, February 24 when officers responded to multiple emergency calls claiming there was someone firing their gun nearby. During one of the calls, at least 10 gunshots were heard in the background, Garland Police Chief Jeff Bryan stated.
24-year-old Bernardo Mares was shot and killed after he ambushed police officers in Garland, TX.
As the responding officers arrived at the location, they were reportedly ambushed before they could exit the squad car. One officer was struck with a bullet in the leg before being able to escape and seek medical help…