Dallas SWAT Kills Man Who Oversaw Security for Dem Rep. Jasmine Crockett [WATCH]

A man known publicly as Mike King, who had previously coordinated security for Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, was shot and killed late Wednesday night by Dallas Police after an armed standoff, according to reporting by CBS News Texas.

Authorities said the shooting occurred after King fled from police and barricaded himself inside a vehicle in a parking garage at Children’s Medical Center Dallas.

Officers with a Dallas Police SWAT team responded to the scene and used tear gas in an attempt to force him out of the vehicle.

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According to a report released Thursday, King exited the vehicle while armed with a gun. SWAT officers then fired defensively, killing him.

Prior to the incident, King had been associated with security operations connected to Crockett.

Images obtained by CBS News Texas show King standing near the congresswoman at events and during her recent campaign for the U.S. Senate.

Sources told CBS News Texas that King was responsible for overseeing teams of security officers at several downtown Dallas hotels and also at his church.

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Documents obtained by the outlet show that a person identified as Mike King received payments from Crockett for “security services” as recently as last year.

Additional information reported by CBS News Texas raised questions about King’s identity and background.

Multiple law enforcement sources told the outlet that the man publicly known as Mike King had been operating under aliases while running a business that arranged off-duty security jobs for police officers.

According to those sources, he operated a company called Off Duty Police Services, which functioned as an online platform intended to connect North Texas law enforcement officers with off-duty employment opportunities.

Authorities told CBS News Texas that King was wanted for impersonating a law enforcement officer and had claimed to be one while running the business.

Law enforcement sources also told the outlet that the man drove a replica undercover police vehicle and used license plates that had been stolen from cars outside a military recruiting office.

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