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Dallas police officer killed, 2 others wounded in Oak Cliff shooting ... and other news

from The Dallas Morning News · host The Dallas Morning News

At least one Dallas police officer was killed and two others were wounded in a shooting Thursday night in southeast Oak Cliff, multiple police officials told The Dallas Morning News.More than 20 units responded about 10:10 p.m. to an assist officer call in the 900 block of East Ledbetter Drive, near South Marsalis Avenue, according to an online police call log. Officers were taken to a hospital, and at least two were in life-threatening condition, the police officials told The News. The officials later told The News that at least one of the officers had died. The names of the officers involved were not released. Also, Attorney General Ken Paxton followed through on a promise to sue Dallas and the State Fair of Texas over the fair’s plans to ban most people from bringing firearms to the annual event; 59-year old Ben Spencer spent 34 years in prison in connection with the killing of Jeffrey Young. He was exonerated and released Thursday; and for the best high school football teams in America, such as Duncanville and DeSoto, lining up early-season games has become like using a dating app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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