WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) – A wanted fugitive who was shot and killed by Dallas police earlier this week was a part of the security detail for U.S. Representative Jasmine Crockett, CBS News Texas reported late on Friday, citing sources.
The man, known publicly as Mike King, used aliases while running a business that placed officers in off-duty jobs, the report said. The report also said authorities have not revealed his real name.
Dallas police SWAT officers shot and killed the wanted fugitive on Wednesday night, police said this week.
CBS News Texas reported that 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.
Crockett’s office and the Dallas Police Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
CBS News Texas said that images it obtained showed King standing close to Crockett, a Democrat, at events and on the campaign trail during her recent run for a U.S. Senate seat.
He also drove a replica undercover police vehicle and used license plates stolen from cars outside a military recruiting office, the report said.
(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Sergio Non and Stephen Coates)
