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Suspected Dallas Sniper Is Ex-Trooper

He shoots himself after highway attacks that killed two

By the Associated Press

Posted Dec 23, 2008 8:02 PM CST
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(AP) – Authorities say a man suspected in a series of rush-hour shootings near Dallas is a former Utah state trooper. Dallas police said today that 37-year-old Brian Smith killed at least one of the two victims of Monday's rampage. Smith shot and injured himself after a standoff with police and is hospitalized in critical condition.

Yesterday, two people were killed and another injured in four shootings along or near a Dallas-area highway. Dallas police did not comment on the Smith's connection to the second death because it's out of their jurisdiction. A Utah Department of Public Safety spokesman says Smith had been a trooper since 1996 but retired in May because of "personal issues." Smith was wanted in Texas on robbery and burglary warrants.

This undated image from video shows former Utah State Trooper Brian Smith.
This undated image from video shows former Utah State Trooper Brian Smith.   (AP Photo)
This undated photo provided by the Miller family shows William Scott Miller, 42, one of two people killed in freeway shootings Monday.
This undated photo provided by the Miller family shows William Scott Miller, 42, one of two people killed in freeway shootings Monday.   (AP Photo/Miller Family)
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Dec 24, 2008 2:26 AM CST
What is wrong with people in our society taking other peoples lives without cause? Sad state of affairs for a nation.

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