Miguel A. Martinez

Male, Hispanic

Date of the incident: 6/3/2015

Place of the incident:

Waxahachie, Ellis, TX
FM329 and Cherry St

Miguel Martinez stole a police SUV from an officer who arrested him and his brother, Daniel Dankert. Authorities pursued. A negotiator asked Martinez to stop the car over the police radio. He did. Both threatened suicide. A shot was fired inside the vehicle. Martinez exited the vehicle, pointing a gun at deputies. They fatally shot him. Dankert also died, killed either by his brother or himself.

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