A man is in the hospital after police say he pointed a gun at officers responding to reports of allegedly threatening behavior near White Rock Lake Tuesday afternoon. Dallas police received several calls reporting a man pointing a gun at passing cars in the 11000 block of Joaquin Drive,

DALLAS — The Dallas Police Department has launched an investigation into an officer-involved shooting Tuesday afternoon. The shooting took place in the 11000 block of Joaquin Drive, DPD said in an X post. DPD sources told WFAA a person was waving a gun at motorists and when officers got to the scene, shots were exchanged.

Dallas police officers shot and critically wounded a man who waved a gun at drivers and pointed the weapon at officers on Tuesday afternoon, the department said. The shooting occurred about 3:20 p.m. in the 11000 block of Joaquin Drive in northeast Dallas, after police arrived to investigate reports of the man waving his gun at motorists.

Police shot and wounded a man who allegedly brandished a firearm Tuesday afternoon and pointed it at officers in a Far East Dallas neighborhood, Interim Chief Michael Igo said at a news briefing.

A man who was waving a gun at people nearby in Far East Dallas was shot after police say he pointed his gun at responding officers.

A man is in critical but stable condition after being shot by Dallas police officers on January 7, 2025, when he allegedly pointed a gun at them.

A man is in the hospital after police say he pointed a gun at officers responding to reports of allegedly threatening behavior near an elementary school Tuesday afternoon.

Interim Dallas police Chief Michael Igo said officers shot a man after responding to a call about a person waving a gun. The man was taken to a local hospital.