Dallas police shoot man who fired shots at them

DALLAS - Dallas police shot a man they said fired shots at officers as they approached him.

It happened around 6 p.m. Sunday after someone called 911 to report a fight between a man with a gun and another person just southeast of Fair Park.

Bystanders say the man pulled out a gun as people were watching a football game.

"There was an argument going on between individuals with one person with a gun" said Kristin Lowman, Dallas Police's Assistant Director of Public Information.

When officers got to the location near Scyene Road and Fitzhugh Avenue, they approached 61-year-old Donathy Doddy. Video from the officers’ body cameras reportedly shows Doddy pulling a gun from his pants.

Police said Doddy then charged at the officers.

"[The video] shows that the suspect fired at least one shot. Officers returned fire. At that point, the suspect was hit. That suspect was taken to a local hospital in critical condition," said Kristin Lowman with the Dallas Police Department.

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Doddy later died from his injuries.

No officers involved in the shooting were hurt.

Police said one other person was injured and hospitalized. There’s no word on that person’s condition or how they were involved.

Dallas police plan to release the officers’ body camera video on Wednesday.

The Dallas County District Attorney’s Office is investigating the shooting. The department will also conduct a separate internal investigation.