Questions Remain in Shooting of Jaques Howard: Witness says Dallas Police Shot him in the Back

A Dallas police officer is on administrative leave, after shooting and killing a suspect. A Dallas family and some witnesses in a southeast Dallas neighborhood have a lot of questions for officials at Dallas police headquarters. Family members say they don't believe an officers claim that he was, 'defending his life.' A father is mourning and a grandmother is left in tears after the officer involved shooting death of 20-year-old Jaques Howard. "They shot at him ten times, and five of the bullets hit him," explained Howard's brother, Eric Johnson. Shortly after midnight Friday morning, two officers in a patrol unit stopped a red Mercury Grand Marquis, at Bonnie View and Highland Hills Roads, because it had no front license plate. "According to the officers testimony is that, the suspect was pointing a gun at him," Dallas Police Sgt. Gil Cerda told CBS 11 News. "At that point the officer responded by shooting toward the suspect." Police say Howard, who was the passenger in the car, bailed out and ran to jump a nearby fence. During the process officers noticed he had a gun. One officer opened fire -10 rounds were spent. Howard later died from his injuries at Baylor Hospital. Witnesses, who didn't want CBS 11 News to identify them, say the number of shots fired was excessive. "He was on top of the gate when they started shooting," one person said. Johnson stated plainly, "That's like cold blooded murder." Police say they don't know why Howard ran, because he had no significant criminal history and no outstanding warrants or fines. The officer who shot Howard is on a routine paid administrative leave, while the shooting investigation continues. [MORE]