Off-duty Dallas officer shoots, kills shoplifter www.privateofficer.com

Dallas TX June 9 2008

By: Rick McCann

Ntl. Assoc. Private officers

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An off-duty Dallas police officer working security at a Wal-Mart shot and killed an armed shoplifter Friday morning, police said.
Officials said the off-duty officer, identified as officer David L. Yzaguirre, was in uniform and working security at the store on Wheatland Road at the time of the incident. According to police, at about 9 a.m. the officer and a store security officer confronted a shoplifting suspect who then became aggressive.
The man, police have identified as Dale Mitchell Lemoine, 53, armed with a box cutter, lunged at the officer cutting him on the arm and stomach. The officer then shot the man in the chest.
The officer was transported to an area hospital for treatment and was later released. The shoplifting suspect was transported to Methodist Hospital in Dallas in critical condition where he later died.
Police have not said what the man was attempting to steal.
Mr. Lemoine, who was from California, died at Methodist Dallas Medical Center. Officer Yzaguirre was treated and released.

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