Dallas van sold in GA; deputies say listing matched VIN for Pickens Co. vehicle - WHNS Greenville
The Pickens County Sheriff's Office said an armored van sold in Georgia, a van several media outlets are reporting was sold to the suspect in a Texas shooting, was listed by the seller as having a vehicle identification number matching a former... Authorities in Dallas confirmed to the Associated Press that a suspect is dead after opening fire on officers outside the Dallas police headquarters on Saturday morning. Police said the suspect was found dead in a blue armored van after a standoff with SWAT officials. The suspect used the armored van, outfitted with gun ports, to ram into a Dallas squad car before fleeing to a parking lot in Hutchins, a nearby city, where he was hit by a SWAT sniper, officers said. CBS46 in Atlanta is reporting the armored van was purchased by the shooting suspect from a truck dealer in Coweta County, Georgia. Chief Deputy Creed Hashe with the Pickens County Sheriff's Office said the VIN number in the van's listing from Jenco Sales had the same VIN number as a 1995 blue Ford Econoline that was formerly in the sheriff's office's inventory. Hashe said the Ford was an old civilian armored car that was later turned in to the county because it had, "reached the end of its life. Vehicles are disposed of via county policy, and Hashe said the county often utilizes GovermentDeals. Source: www.foxcarolina.com
