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Man who fatally shot Dallas police officer at Home Depot in 2018 is sentenced to life without parole
Until learning that Armando Juarez has an intellectual disability, the Dallas County DA’s office had planned to seek the death penalty.
Armando Juarez enters the court Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, to plead guilty in the slaying of Dallas police Officer Rogelio Santander.(Lola Gomez / Staff Photographer)
Armando Juarez, who shot and killed Dallas police Officer Rogelio Santander Jr. in April 2018, pleaded guilty Friday to capital murder and was sentenced to life without parole.
Juarez fatally shot Santander and wounded his fellow Officer Crystal Almeida and security guard Scott Painter at the Home Depot store near Forest Lane and North Central Expressway on April 24, 2018.
The man accused of killing a Dallas police officer inside a Home Depot pleaded guilty Friday and will spend the rest of his life in prison.
Juarez was accused of shoplifting inside a North Dallas Home Depot and was detained by a loss prevention officer and held in an office until police arrived.
Police said Santander and fellow officer Crystal Almeida arrived on scene and tried to detain Juarez. One of two Dallas police officers critically wounded in a triple shooting at a Home Depot Tuesday afternoon has died, authorities confirmed Wednesday morning.
At some point, police say Juarez opened fire on the officers and the store s loss prevention officer, Scott Painter. Juarez fled the scene.
Major Malik Aziz has been with the Dallas Police Department since 1992.
He served as deputy chief under former Chiefs David Kunkle and David Brown, and has held multiple other leadership positions, including commander over the patrol, communications and traffic divisions.
Aziz served as acting assistant chief in 2017 over Crimes Against Persons, which includes the homicide, robbery and assaults divisions.
In 2015 he was the deputy chief over the Investigations Bureau, which included domestic violence, child abuse, major crimes and youth divisions.
In 2012 and 2013 he commanded the specialized units which included SWAT, mounted patrol and helicopter units.
Currently he is stationed at the North Central Patrol Division. He was a finalist for Dallas police chief in 2017 when Renee Hall was hired.