DPD is releasing body worn camera video of an officer-involved shooting incident in the 4100 block of Mockingbird Lane on April 19, 2026. More info here: https://t.co/Du6nFjKzeD pic.twitter.com/Atp05lOUiM
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Deputy Chief William Griffith, commander of the Criminal Investigations Group, noted that “Officer Ashton Rosebud initiated a traffic stop on a black Jeep Grand Cherokee with no rear lights.”
“The front seat passenger, Jeremy Mays, exited the vehicle holding a black object, placed it into his pocket, and began walking toward the officer,” stated Griffith, continuing that “…he began speaking incoherently… Mayes suddenly assaulted the officer, striking him multiple times and knocking him to the ground.”
“The suspect, Jeremy Mays, will be charged with aggravated assault on a public servant with serious bodily injury,” stated Griffith.
The officer fired two shots, striking the 27-year-old suspect once in the stomach. Both the officer and the suspect were hospitalized and are expected to survive. The incident occurred around 2:13 a.m. Sunday in the 4100 block of West Mockingbird Lane.
OIS Press Conference – 4100 block Mockingbird Lane https://t.co/bjS94vNonw
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The stop began as a routine traffic investigation for a vehicle driving without headlights. Video released by the department shows the suspect charging at Officer Ashton Rosebud and punching him in the face, causing serious injuries, including facial fractures.
Dallas Police Chief Daniel Comeaux addressed the incident during a Tuesday press conference, stating that “our officer was violently attacked, punched in the face, has three broken bones in his face, along with a broken nose, needed stitches over his eyes — internal stitches and external stitches — due to the injuries that occurred on this incident.”
“Let me be clear: this is unacceptable,” Comeaux stated.
The officer then fired two rounds. No bystanders were injured during the encounter. Traffic in the area was briefly affected as officers responded.
Comeaux noted that alcohol played a role, noting that the suspect was “clearly intoxicated, and it played a role.”
Mays’ girlfriend, who was driving the black 2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee, fled the scene immediately after the shooting but later turned herself in to Frisco police. According to Dallas police, she has been cooperating with investigators and is not expected to face charges at this time.
Approximately 10 minutes before the traffic stop on Mockingbird Lane, two Dallas police officers encountered Mays walking on the shoulder of the North Central Expressway around 2:02 a.m. Officers told him he could not walk on the highway shoulder and patted him down. Mays was then allowed to take the front passenger seat in his girlfriend’s Cherokee, which was later pulled over for driving without headlights.
Dallas Police Department officials identified it as the eighth officer-involved shooting of 2026, Comeaux stated in a press conference.
“An officer should not have to deal with something like this while he’s trying to do his job of taking care of the city,” Comeaux added.
