From CBS News: A man shot and killed by Dallas police earlier this week was a familiar figure in North Texas law enforcement – and part of the security detail for U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, sources told CBS News Texas.
Multiple law enforcement sources tell CBS News Texas the man, known publicly as Mike King, had been using aliases while running a business that placed officers in off‑duty jobs.
King was killed Wednesday night after a standoff with Dallas police SWAT officers. Police say he fled into a hospital parking garage, barricaded himself inside a vehicle, and was forced out by tear gas before pulling a gun on officers.
Sources say he was wanted for impersonating a law enforcement officer and had claimed to be one while operating Off Duty Police Services, an online platform connecting North Texas officers with off‑duty work. Authorities have not released his real name.
Police say King, who has a criminal history, drove a replica undercover police vehicle and used license plates stolen from cars outside a military recruiting office.
King has been seen in multiple images standing near Crockett at public events, and during her recent campaign for U.S. Senate.
He reportedly oversaw teams of security officers at several downtown Dallas hotels and at his church, and questions are being raised as to how he pulled off the elaborate scheme.
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