Dallas police shooting: Procession held for fallen Officer Darron Burks
DALLAS - A procession was held for fallen Dallas police officer Darron Burks on Sunday.
Officers escorted Burks' body from the Dallas County Medical Examiner's Officer to Restland Funeral Home on Restland Road and Greenville Avenue.
Officer Darron Burks
Several officers and family members were at the funeral home.
Funeral plans for Burks have not been announced.
Dallas Police Officer Shooting
Burks was shot and killed while he was sitting in his car in Oak Cliff on Thursday night.
The suspect, 30-year-old Corey Cobb-Bey, walked up to Burks' car while recording him with his phone. Police say Cobb-Bey then pulled out a gun and "executed" Burks.
Cobb-Bey then shot two officers responding to the shooting, Jamie Farmer and Karissa David.
David was shot in the face and is still in the hospital. Farmer was shot in the leg and is recovering at home.
As more backup arrived, Cobb-Bey drove off, and a chase ensued.
Cobb-Bey led police on a chase into Lewisville, where he was fatally shot by several officers after pointing a gun at them.
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Police say 30-year-old Corey Cobb ambushed Officer Darron Burks while he was sitting in his marked police car outside of the Oak Cliff Community Center.
Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia called the shooting a premeditated attack, evident by Cobb-Bey’s posts on social media.
Dash and body camera video of the shooting is expected to be released later this week.
Officer Darron Burks
Officer Darron Burks had recently joined the Dallas Police Department after spending more than 16 years as a teacher and basketball coach.
Burks graduated from Lake Highlands High School in 1988. He went on to study at Paul Quinn College, where he was a member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity.
He then became a math teacher at Texas Can Academy's Pleasant Grove campus from June 2006 to February 2023.
Texas Can officials described Burks as "an excellent educator" and a "mentor to countless students."
Burks made the transition from teacher to officer after entering the Dallas Police Academy in 2023.
He graduated from the academy last December as part of Class 392.