The top local stories this evening from KERA News:
Authorities in Richardson have identified 37-year-old David Sherrard as the police officer killed during an hours-long standoff Wednesday night. Sherrard was shot in the neck while responding to a disturbance call at an apartment complex.
It’s the first death of a police officer in Texas this year. Police say 26-year-old Brandon McCall fired his weapon intermittently during the course of the standoff but was later taken into custody. He's being held at the Collin County jail on a charge of capital murder.
Other stories this evening:
- The Dallas Opera is presenting a production that hasn't been heard in the U.S. for nearly 30 years. KERA’s Bill Zeeble explains why “The Ring of Polykrates” by Erich Korngold is considered a nearly forgotten masterpiece.
- For 30 years, while Giva Taylor created costumes for the Undermain Theatre and Shakespeare Dallas, her SMU design students have worked all over North Texas. In the Art & Seek Artist Spotlight, Jerome Weeks visited Taylor as she fitted costumes for what may be her last show.
You can listen to North Texas stories weekdays at 8:22 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. on KERA 90.1 FM.
