By John Boyd
Houston Chronicle
DALLAS — Early Tuesday, the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office released two videos of deputies chasing and ultimately stopping an armored truck which led an assault on Dallas Police headquarters over the weekend.
Police say James Boulware lured officers to his suspicious looking van outside their headquarters late Saturday, June 12, when he began firing upon them from inside. He then allegedly rammed patrol vehicles before fleeing.
An initial dashboard camera captured an offficer from the sheriff’s department deploying “stop sticks” to stop the van just seconds before it came speeding through, just after midnight Sunday morning.
Moments later, the van pulled over into a nearby parking lot, where law enforcement officers surrounded the van. Multiple shots were heard in a volley of gunfire. A sniper ultimately shot and killed Boulware in the standoff.
Boulware had showed signs of violence and mental instability for years, according to accounts from authorities and family members.
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