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On August 2, 2023, at about 10:00 a.m., Senior Corporal Rene Dominguez and Officer David Cortinas is responded to a stolen property call at a motel located at 9616 C.F. Hawn, Freeway. preliminary investigation determined, a witness had tracked stolen equipment from a company to a room in the motel. Senior Corporal Dominguez and officer Cortinas knocked on the door of the motel room and officer Cortinas saw the suspect, 41-year-old Clifford Osmer trying to climb out of a window of the room. Osmer went back into the room and closed the window behind him. A woman staying in the room walked out and told officers “he’s in there”.

Senior Corporal Dominguez entered the open door of the room and saw a male witness, sitting down on a chair and Osmer standing in the back of the room. Osmer raised his weapon, took a shooting stance and fired the handgun at officers. Senior Corporal Dominguez took cover behind the open door of the motel room. Osmer then came out from the bathroom and fired additional rounds at the officers. Both officers returned fire and Osmar was shot. Dallas Police administered first aid to Osmer and he was taken to a local hospital, where he is listed in stable condition. No officers or Witnesses were injured.