Suspected gunman captured after five-hour hunt through Dallas
By Reuters
25 April 2018 |
1:09 pm
One man has been arrested following a five-hour manhunt through Dallas, Texas, suspected of shooting two police officers and one store security guard at a Home Depot store.
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