A man fatally shot by Dallas police late Wednesday night during a standoff was a security guard for U.S. Representative Jasmine Crockett, sources told CBS News Texas.
Known publicly as Mike King, the man had a history of using aliases while operating a business that placed officers in off-duty jobs, according to multiple law enforcement sources speaking to the outlet.
The confrontation took place inside a parking garage at Children’s Health Hospital, where King was wanted on an active arrest warrant for allegedly impersonating a police officer.
According to police, the standoff escalated when King barricaded himself inside a vehicle. Officers deployed tear gas to force him out, and he reportedly pulled a gun on them, prompting SWAT to open fire, killing him.
Dallas Police Department’s fugitive unit was “conducting an investigation” at 11 p.m. Wednesday when officers “across a target that ended up being a barricaded suspect,” according to chief Daniel Comeaux.
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After officers deployed tear gas, “he came out of the vehicle, he had a gun, and he pointed a gun towards officers,” Comeaux said.
“Officers shot and fired,” he added. “At that, we had the Dallas SWAT doctor render aid. He was pronounced dead at the scene.”
While running Off Duty Police Services, a platform that connects North Texas officers with off-duty work, King reportedly misrepresented himself as a law enforcement officer, authorities said. His real name has not been made public.
Photos obtained by CBS News Texas show King frequently standing near Crockett at public events and during her recent Texas Democratic Senate primary campaign.
King also managed teams of security officers at multiple downtown Dallas hotels and at his church, sources told CBS News.
He also allegedly drove a replica undercover police vehicle and used license plates stolen from cars outside a military recruiting office.
Documents obtained by the outlet indicate that a person using the name Mike King was paid by Crockett’s office for “security services” as recently as last year.
The Dallas Police Department declined the outlet’s request for comment.
The Independent has requested comment from the Dallas Police Department and Crockett’s office.
Crockett, a civil rights attorney in her second term in the House whose sharp remarks on Capitol Hill often go viral, has not publicly addressed the incident. Her office reportedly declined CBS News Texas’ request for comment on her relationship to King.
Texas state Rep. James Talarico defeated the congresswoman in the Democratic primary election for a Texas seat in the U.S. Senate earlier this month. Crockett conceded the race and urged voters to get behind Talarico, saying “this is about the future of all 30 million Texans and getting America back on track.”
“With the primary behind us, Democrats must rally around our nominees and win. I’m committed to doing my part and will continue working to elect Democrats up and down the ballot,” he said in a statement.
