By Emerson Clarridge
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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DALLAS — A plainclothes Dallas police officer was shot early Wednesday just before his parked, unmarked vehicle was stolen, police said.
The Northwest Division Crime Response Team officer was shot around 12:45 a.m. in the 2400 block of Northwest Highway, Dallas police said.
The officer’s injury is not life-threatening, police said. He was taken to a hospital.
An assailant with two guns got out of a car parked immediately behind the officer’s vehicle and approached, Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia said, according to WFAA-TV. The officer got out and exchanged gunfire with the assailant.
The assailant is not in custody. The stolen police vehicle was found in a parking lot near the scene, WFAA reported.
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