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Police say SWAT shot man who charged officers with a knife in Dallas home
Summary
A Dallas Police Department spokesperson said a man with an active felony warrant was shot and pronounced dead after charging SWAT officers with a knife during a standoff on Aug. 26, 2025; no officers or other people were injured and the Special Investigation Unit and county district attorneys office were notified.
A police spokesperson said the Dallas Police Departmentresponded at about 7:40 p.m. on Aug. 26, 2025, to the 13800 block of 4 Hills Lane after reports that a man was threatening household members with a knife and threatening to harm himself.
The spokesperson said officers retreated when the man charged them and he then barricaded himself inside the home. SWAT was called and "tried to use numerous techniques to get him outside," the…
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