WASHINGTON, March 13 - A man killed by Dallas SWAT officers earlier this week had been part of U.S. Representative Jasmine Crockett's security detail, CBS News Texas reported late on Friday, citing sources familiar with the matter.
The individual, publicly identified as Mike King, is reported to have operated using aliases while running a business that connected North Texas officers with private, off-duty assignments. According to the report, authorities have not disclosed his true name.
Dallas police said this week that SWAT officers shot and killed the wanted fugitive on Wednesday night. CBS News Texas reported that he had been sought in connection with accusations of impersonating a law enforcement officer. The outlet added that while operating Off Duty Police Services - described in the report as an online platform linking off-duty officers to work - he had purported to be an officer.
The report also said images obtained by CBS News Texas showed the man standing close to Representative Crockett at public events and while she campaigned during her recent run for a U.S. Senate seat. The report noted he drove a replica undercover police vehicle and allegedly used license plates taken from cars outside a military recruiting office.
Requests for comment from Representative Crockett's office and the Dallas Police Department were not immediately answered, the report said.
Context and implications
The details reported - including the use of aliases, operation of an online off-duty officer placement service, the alleged impersonation of a law enforcement officer, and proximity to a congressional officeholder during campaign activities - are limited to the information cited by CBS News Texas and statements from the Dallas Police Department that a SWAT encounter resulted in the man's death earlier this week.
Authorities have not released the individual's legal name, and the specifics surrounding the impersonation allegations and the events leading directly to the SWAT shooting have not been further detailed in the material cited by the report.
This article reports the facts attributed in the referenced report and statements by law enforcement as presented to the reporter. No additional details have been added beyond those referenced sources.