Rufino Olmos, 45, died on August 30, 2022, in Dallas after an early morning encounter with a U.S. Marshals Task Force that included Dallas Police. Officers went to the La Quinta Hotel at 8300 John W. Carpenter Freeway on information that Olmos was present; he had outstanding felony warrants from Austin for Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child and Indecency with a Child.

Bodycam and unit reports say officers saw Olmos get into an SUV and moved to block the vehicle. Officers repeatedly ordered him to show his hands but he did not comply. A Dallas officer used a pry bar to break the SUV’s right rear window and observed Olmos holding a black pistol pointed back at his chest. Officers heard one gunshot. Olmos was taken to a hospital by Dallas Fire Rescue and pronounced dead at 8:31 a.m. No officers fired their weapons and none were injured.

The Dallas Police Special Investigations Unit is conducting a death in custody investigation; the Office of Police Community Oversight and the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office were notified and will conduct their own reviews. There have been no arrests, named suspects, or litigation reported in connection with Olmos’ death. Does anyone have information about Olmos’ movements at the La Quinta Hotel that morning?