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A man who was fatally shot during a confrontation with SWAT officers in Dallas had been employed as a security guard for Representative Jasmine Crockett (D-TX). He was also accused of impersonating a police officer, as reported by various sources.
Identified as Mike King, he operated a company called Off Duty Police Services, which reportedly assigned officers to off-duty assignments, according to CBS News Texas. Authorities had been seeking King on charges of pretending to be a law enforcement officer.
On Wednesday, King was shot after fleeing into a parking structure and brandishing a firearm at officers. This occurred after he was compelled to exit a vehicle using tear gas, the news outlet reported.
Images obtained by the outlet show King frequently accompanying Crockett at public appearances and during her campaign activities. Crockett recently contested for a U.S. Senate seat in Texas against James Talarico, who is now the Democratic nominee.
According to WFAA News, Daniel Comeaux, Chief of Police for the Dallas Police Department, stated that a “fugitive task force” had been monitoring King and pursued him into the parking facility at the Children’s Medical Center.
King has also been seen, in images obtained by the outlet, “standing close to Crockett at event and on the campaign trail” as she recently ran for the U.S. Senate in Texas against James Talarico, the now-Democrat nominee in the Texas U.S. Senate race.
Law enforcement officials from the “fugitive task force” had been “conducting surveillance” on King and followed him into the parking garage at the Children’s Medical Center, Daniel Comeaux, the Chief of Police for the Dallas Police Department, explained, WFAA News reported.
Several police officers told the outlet that King’s company “was posting jobs” through an online platform that police officers use “to sign up for off-duty security work”:
Sources also said the man claimed to have high-profiled clients, including banks, hotels and political figures.
Dallas police officers have told WFAA the company was posting jobs through RollKall, a platform commonly used by police officers to sign up for off-duty security work. According to sources, some Dallas officers unknowingly worked security assignments believing the company was legitimate.
“Our officers are definitely very concerned because they want to make sure that when they provide their information, that it is protected,” Sean Pease, who serves as the President of the Dallas Police Association, told the outlet.