Man Wrongfully Accused During 2016 Police Ambush Sues Dallas, DPD
For several hours in the immediate aftermath of the downtown Dallas ambush that left five police officers dead on July 7, 2016, Mark Hughes was the most wanted man in America. Now, more than two years later and with his name fully cleared, he is suing Dallas and the Dallas Police Department in federal court for violating his civil rights.
On its Twitter account and through the media, the Dallas Police Department distributed a photo of a grinning Hughes, AR-15 slung over his shoulder.
"This is one of our suspects. Please help us find him!" the department posted shortly after the shooting.
Before sunrise, it became apparent that Hughes had nothing to do with the shooting. After Micah Johnson, the real shooter, began killing police officers after a march against police brutality, Hughes quickly found a Dallas cop and handed over his rifle, he told the Observer in July 2016. Hughes was on his way to his car when he learned he'd been named a suspect on TV.
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