The Hall Street Shoot-Out
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (724 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1456809415 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 162 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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4 of cover.. This book is the story of that battle as seen by the officers who fought it"--P. "On a pleasant evening in September of 1969, twenty-six year-old Johnny Thomas excused himself from his family's dinner table, picked up a pump shotgun and announced he was going hunting -- alone. It was the first shot fired in what would become the biggest, wildest and most bizarre gunbattle in the 130 year history of the Dallas Police Department. Then he stepped out of his house and shot sixteen-year-old Aljewel Wesley in the face as she sat on her own front porch
james c. bowers said Four Stars. An interesting read.. Robert J. Sadler said Read this true story and share this shared experience. I was a Dallas officer on military leave at the time of the 'shoot-out' in 1969. As I was assigned to Central Patrol and worked the Hall & Thomas area often, had I not been in Vietnam I would likely have been there like several of the men behind the retaining wall, one of which was my partner when I returned to DPD in November 1970. The point here is that even the officers you worked with everyday, who were there, didn't talk about “the shoot-out”. Perhaps it was because so many shared the same experience there was no need to talk about it certainly it was not the kind of story you bragged abou. A great read Texas Lawman I read this book around a year ago and loved it. It was well written and very interesting. I loved learning the history of the biggest gun battle in Dallas PD history. Captain Walt has done his research and details everything that went on.The Hall Street Shootout is a must read for any police officer, buff, or Dallas resident who wants a little history.As a Dallas Officer I found it very interesting. I loved seeing what the department was like at that time and how much at has changed yet how it has also remained the same.Great book. A+