Tragedy Strikes Dallas Police Again: One Officer Dead After Shooting At Home Depot

By Andrea Ruth | 12:15 PM on April 25, 2018

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One Dallas police officer has died following a call at a Home Depot yesterday where three men — two Dallas police and one Home Depot loss prevention officer — were shot by the suspect.

It was announced Wednesday morning that 27-year-old Officer Rogelio Santander had succumbed to his wounds. His fellow officer, Crystal Almeida, remains in critical condition.

Loss prevention officer, Scott Painter, was also shot and remains in critical care.

Police Chief Renee Hall said both are “making remarkable recoveries.”

RIP Office Santander. EOW 4/25/2018 —-> Dallas police officer dies a day after Home Depot shooting that wounded 2 others https://t.co/IBfeMlerTF

— Jay Caruso (@JayCaruso) April 25, 2018

The suspect, 29-year-old Armando Juarez, was taken into police custody Tuesday night following a police chase that ended at Dallas’s Love Field airport.