Dallas police officer Karissa David blind in both eyes after fellow cop Darron Burks is executed in targeted attack

A Texas police officer was left blinded in both eyes when a gunman shot at her multiple times — striking her in the face — during a targeted, execution-style killing of another officer Dallas Police Sr.Cpl.

Karissa David was released from the hospital on Sept.19, where her family said she faces several months of outpatient care.

David was critically wounded when 30-year-old Corey Cobb-Bey ran and shot at her in the parking lot of For Oak Cliff Community Campus on Aug.29.

David had responded to the scene where Cobb-Bey gunned down Officer Darron Burks as the cop sat inside his car in between calls, according to Dallas Police.A dispatcher sent officers to the community center in the 900 block of East Ledbetter Drive after receiving an “unusual transmission from Officer Burks’ radio,” just after 10 p.m., police said.Sr.

Cpl.Jamie Farmer was the first to arrive and was met with immediate gunfire from Cobb-Bey, who was armed with the 9mm handgun, a .22 caliber handgun and two shotguns.Farmer returned fire before running across the parking lot where Cobb-Bey grabbed a shotgun and fired once, striking Farmer in the leg.Cobb-Bey then ran towards David’s car which was parked at the entrance of the lot and began firing multiple shots as she stepped out of her vehicle.David returned fire but was shot in the face.As the gunman led officers on a chase, the three wounded officers were transported to a hospital where Burks was pronounced dead.David was initially listed in stable but critical condition and Farmer was treated for his wounds and released the next day.“She is currently blind in both eyes and we ask for continued prayers for a miracle in that regards,” David’s family shared in a GoFundMe page.

David, who had recently gotten married to her husband Josh, is expected back in the hospital soon for a “big surgery.”The family’s fundraiser has received nearly $84,000, and the money would be used for modifications to the newlyweds’ home and tools...

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