DALLAS -- Two Dallas police officers were shot and critically wounded Tuesday afternoon in a shooting at a Home Depot, CBS Dallas/Fort Worth reports. A store loss-prevention officer was also shot in the incident in northern Dallas, according to Police Chief U. Renee Hall. After a brief car chase, a suspect was arrested along with a female passenger.

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At a late night news conference, Hall said that suspect Armando Juarez faces multiple counts of aggravated assault on a police officer.

Also it was announced that all three victims were out of surgery.

"Our police department was attacked this afternoon," Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings said during a news conference earlier in the night. "I continue to be upset at the lack of respect for our police in this city and this country," Rawlings added.

A source told CBS DFW that a male police officer was shot in the back of the head and a female officer was shot in the face.

"We're asking you to continue praying for our officers," Hall said.

A large police presence was seen outside the store and one person was seen being loaded into an ambulance.

Shooting suspect identified

Police identified the suspect as Armando Juarez, 29, and was wearing a white T-shirt and blue jean shorts. State, local and federal authorities assisted in the manhunt.

Armando Juarez Dallas Police Dept. via CBS Dallas/Fort Worth

Police were looking for a white pickup truck -- possibly a Ford F250 -- with "GX4" on the back fender, a ladder rack and large exhaust pipes rising from the front of the bed.

Police response to shooting

Police with guns drawn were seen at the back of the Home Depot as employees appeared to be rushing out of the back of the store and away from the area.

"The officers got him and they started doing the shots it was about seven shots that we heard," said Mercedes Espinosa, a Home Depot employee. "I've seen two officers down surrounded in a puddle of blood."

A massive search from police helicopters in the air and on the ground followed after witnesses reported the shooter fled on foot and may be hiding in a nearby creek.

But when police reviewed security camera video they discovered the suspect took off in the pickup truck.

Inside the store, employees and customers either froze in panic or fled in fear from the brutal violence that played out in front of them. The store was evacuated and workers were sent home for the day.

In a tweet earlier Tuesday, Dallas police asked for prayers for the officers and their families.

We can confirm that two @DallasPD officers have been shot and critically wounded. We will provide updates as we get them. Please pray for our officers and their families. — Dallas Police Dept (@DallasPD) April 24, 2018



</s>DALLAS (WHDH) – Dallas police confirm two officers were shot and critically wounded Tuesday evening.

The officers were called a Home Depot in Northeast Dallas regarding a shoplifting incident, according to authorities.

The situation quickly turned violent, and the officers were shot. A civilian was also shot in the incident, according to a tweet from police, and their condition is unknown at this time.

Police are reportedly still on scene looking for a suspect.

The Home Depot was evacuated and closed for the rest of the day.

This is a developing story; stay with 7News on air and on WHDH.com for the latest updates.</s>Two police officers have been shot and critically wounded in an incident at a hardware store in Dallas.

DALLAS — Two police officers have been shot and critically wounded in an incident at a hardware store in Dallas.

The incident happened about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday outside a Home Depot store on U.S. 75 in northern Dallas.

A message on the Dallas Police Department Twitter feed said the officers were critically wounded but provided no other details. Aerial video showed police using a helicopter and trained dogs to search for a suspect in a wooded area next to the store parking lot.</s>Sign up for one of our email newsletters.

DALLAS — Two Dallas police officers were critically wounded in a shooting Tuesday outside a home improvement store, authorities said.

Police Chief U. Renee Hall said a store loss-prevention officer also was shot in the incident about 4:15 p.m. outside a Home Depot in northern Dallas.

In a tweet about the shooting Tuesday evening, the Dallas Police Department said the officers were critically wounded. During a news conference Tuesday night at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, Hall declined to give an update on their conditions, citing consideration for the privacy of the officers' families.

"We're asking you to continue praying for our officers," Hall said.

The two police officers went to the store to assist an off-duty police officer with taking a man into custody and then the shooting happened.

A 29-year-old man is being sought as a person of interest. Hall said the man left the scene in a white pickup truck.

"I continue to be upset at the lack of respect of our police in this city and in our country," said Mayor Mike Rawlings, who also attended the hospital news conference.

In 2016, four Dallas police officers and a transit officer were fatally shot by a sniper in an ambush that occurred toward the end of a peaceful protest over the police killings of black men that had occurred in other cities.</s>Two officers in critical condition after shooting at Home Depot in Dallas

DALLAS - Two police officers are seriously hurt after a shooting at a Home Depot in Texas Tuesday afternoon.

According to the Dallas Police Department, two of its officers were shot while helping a security guard who was responding to an incident in the store.

WFAA says police are still looking for 29-year-old Armando Juarez, the suspected shooter.

The two officers, a man and a woman, are still in critical condition.</s>DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Two Dallas police officers remain hospitalized after a shooting at a North Dallas Home Depot that also injured a store employee.

The man who police say shot the officers and the Home Depot security guard – Armando Luis Juarez – woke up behind bars today. After the shooting, a manhunt, and late night police chase Juarez was taken into custody and ultimately transferred to the Dallas County Jail very early Wednesday morning.

Both of the Dallas police officers, Crystal Almeida and Rogelio Santander, are in critical condition at Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas hospital. The Home Depot employee, who was also taken to Presbyterian and has not been identified, is in the ICU as well.

Both Officers Almeida and Santander are three-year veterans with the Dallas Police Department, assigned to the Northeast Division.

A source close to the investigation told CBS 11 News reporter J.D. Miles that Officer Santander was shot in the back of the head and Officer Almeida was shot in the face.

Wednesday morning Michael Mata, the president of the Dallas Police Association, said, “When an officer is shot or killed or injured in one city, it affects every officer across the country. We are one huge family.”

The shooting happened just after 4:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Home Depot store in the 11600 block of Forest Central Drive, near U.S. Highway 75 and Forest Lane, after the two police officers were called to help an off-duty officer remove a man, believed to be Juarez, from the store.

Immediately after the shooting police, with guns drawn, were seen at the back of the Home Depot as employees and customers rushed out of the back of the store and away from the area.

Juarez fled from the scene in a white-colored work truck. It was then police put out a description of the truck — that had “GX4” on the back fender, a ladder rack, and large exhaust pipes rising from the front — and issued a be on the lookout (BOLO) alert.

Police later spotted the truck, with Juarez behind the wheel, in Southeast Dallas and gave chase. Officers were ultimately able to corner Juarez in a residential neighborhood near Dallas Love Field Airport and took the 29-year-old into custody.

“We got our man,” Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings said at a late-night news conference.</s>Two Dallas Police officers have been shot and critically wounded, the Dallas Police Department wrote on Twitter.

The shooting occurred at a Home Depot in North Dallas, according to the ATF, which is responding to the scene.

A civilian was also shot, and his or her condition is unknown at this time, police said.

The shooting suspect may be in custody, according a U.S. Marshal on the scene. Police were actively searching for the shooting suspect in a nearby wooded area.

The police department asked for prayers for the officers and their families.

Further details were not immediately available.

In 2016, five Dallas law enforcement officers were shot and killed and seven more injured after they were ambushed by 25-year-old former Army reservist Micah Xavier Johnson. Johnson later died in a standoff with police.

Former Dallas Police Chief and ABC News contributor David Brown said the most recent shooting on two police officers is "too much to bear for one department in such a short time frame."

This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.</s>(CNN) — Two Dallas police officers were shot and critically wounded Tuesday, the city’s police department said.

A civilian also was wounded, the department said, but that person’s condition was not known.

Dallas police are looking for a 29-year-old Hispanic man named Armando Luis Juárez in connection with the shooting at a Home Depot, Chief Reneé Hall told reporters Tuesday night.

The man fled in a white pickup, she said.

The truck is a Ford, possibly F250, police said on Facebook. The back fender has “GX4” on it and the truck bed has a ladder rack and large exhaust pipes rising from the front.

The incident began Tuesday afternoon, she said, when an off-duty officer at the Home Depot called to request backup officers for an arrest.

The chief asked for people to keep the officers, their families and department in their prayers.

“We need you right now, our hearts are very heavy,” she said.

Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings also tweeted on the shooting: “We are closely monitoring the situation in northeast Dallas and praying for our officers and their families.”

No further details were immediately available.

Five Dallas officers were killed and seven others injured in July 2016 when a military veteran who had served in Afghanistan fired on them. The shooter, Micah Xavier Johnson, 25, of Mesquite, Texas, was killed after a lengthy standoff with police.</s>NORTHEAST DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Two police officers and one civilian were shot at a Home Depot Tuesday afternoon. Police are actively searching for the suspect.

A source close to the investigation told CBS11 reporter J.D. Miles that the male police officer was shot in the back of the head. The female officer was shot in the face, according to the source.

Both officers were gravely injured and one was resuscitated according to Dallas Police. They were taken to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas.

“We can confirm that two Dallas police officers have been shot and critically wounded,” DPD reported on Twitter. “We will provide updates as we get them. Please pray for our officers and their families.”

Police could not confirm the civilian’s condition.

Police identified the suspect as Armando Juarez, 29, they say he should be considered armed and dangerous. Police say he was wearing a white t-shirt and blue jean shorts.

Police are looking for a white work truck they say the suspect may have gotten into.

The shooting happened in the 11600 block of Forest Central Drive near the Hamilton Park neighborhood.

Police with guns drawn were seen at the back of the Home Depot as employees appeared to be rushing out of the back of the store and away from the area.

Dallas SWAT and Canine Units were searching a creek bed nearby for the suspect.

The store was evacuated and workers were sent home for the day.</s>DALLAS — Two Dallas police officers have been critically wounded in a shooting outside a hardware store.

The shooting happened about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday outside a Home Depot in northern Dallas.

The Dallas Police Department tweeted about the shooting, giving the conditions of the officers. But it did not immediately provide other details.

The department tweeted that a civilian was also shot. That person’s condition wasn’t immediately known.

Aerial video showed police using a helicopter and trained dogs to search for a suspect in a wooded area next to the store parking lot.
Three people are shot and critically wounded, two of them Dallas Police officers and the other a security guard, at a Home Depot in Dallas, Texas. The suspected shooter, who was also attempting to shoplift merchandise, was arrested soon after. One of the police officers died from his injuries the next day.