Police killings
2013-2020

David Erwin Hartman

Male, White

Date of the incident: 6/5/2013

Highland Park, Dallas, TX
3000 Mockingbird Lane

According to Highland Park Police, officers responded to a 911 call from a driver saying a man on a motorcycle was following them. A motorcycle matching the description was found at a nearby shopping center. Hartman returned to the motorcycle, but police say when they tried to question him, he ran off. He was handcuffed after a brief chase and placed into the back of a patrol car. Hartman was able to escape the handcuffs where he was able to use a small firearm he still had on his person. The suspect fired one shot out of the patrol car. Both officers shot, killing Hartman.