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Top Stories: Dallas Officer Shooting Update; Homeless In The Health Care System

Dallas County Sheriff
29-year-old Armando Juarez faces two assault charges and two previous felony theft warrants.

The top local stories this morning from KERA News: Authorities say two Dallas police officers are in critical condition after they were shot while trying to remove a man from a Home Depot in Northeast Dallas Tuesday.

Officers Crystal Almeida and Rogelio Santander are three-year veterans of the force. A Home Depot employee — also shot Tuesday — is in critical condition.

Suspect Armando Juarez faces two assault charges and two previous felony theft warrants. 

Other stories this morning:

  • The Dallas City Council's scheduled to vote Wednesdayon the future of the city’s Confederate landmarks and memorials.
  • A recent report from the Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance shows the city’s homeless population is getting older — and sicker.

You can listen to North Texas stories weekdays at 8:22 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. on KERA 90.1 FM. 

Former KERA staffer Krystina Martinez was an assistant producer. She produced local content for Morning Edition and KERANews.org. She also produced The Friday Conversation, a weekly series of conversations with North Texas newsmakers. Krystina was also the backup newscaster for the Texas Standard.