Off-duty Arlington police officer shot in Dallas; suspect faces several charges, department says

An off-duty officer with the Arlington Police Department is in the hospital after the Dallas Police Department said a known suspect opened fire on the officer early Sunday morning.

Dallas Police said it happened just before 4 a.m. along the 3100 block of South Westmoreland Road, in the southwest part of Dallas. The department said the suspect, 33-year-old Darriyous Johunkin was arrested at the scene, and that the preliminary investigation confirmed the victim was off-duty and out of jurisdiction at the time.

The Arlington officer was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment in an unknown condition, but police said the officer was stable. 

Johunkin was booked into the Dallas County jail on several charges that include aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, assault causing bodily injury, and interfering with an emergency request for assistance. His bond has been set at $235,000. 

Arlington Police told CBS News Texas that members of its department were with the officer, identified only as a male, and that they were praying for his full recovery. The department also said its Internal Affairs Unit would conduct an administrative review of the incident to determine whether department policies and procedures were followed.