Family describes heartbreak after man's death in Dallas hospital police custody

Also, Plano PD seizes tampered gift cards, H-E-B buys Celina land, DMN draws top honors [MORNING ROUNDUP]( [The Dallas Morning News logo](   Good morning, North Texas. Texas has gained some worldwide recognition thanks to some of the state’s biggest names joining Time Magazine’s list of 100 Most Influential of 2024. [Business reporter Irving Mejia-Hilario]( has more on the entrepreneur, politician and sports star that made the list. We'll see you in your inbox tonight. — Carla Solórzano, Audience Journalist   [What to know about Dallas Rev. Frederick Haynes stepping down from Rainbow PUSH Coalition]( Three months into the role, the senior pastor at Dallas’ Friendship-West Baptist Church resigned. [Money, sports and politics catapult 3 Texans onto Time 100 Most Influential People list]( Three Texan residents and natives, Mark Cuban, Greg Abbott and Patrick Mahomes, made Time Magazine's list of [...] [Plano police seize thousands of gift cards in scheme]( Police in Plano seized some 4,100 tampered gift cards in a far-reaching card draining scam. [North Texas woman found guilty in plot to kill mother of boyfriend’s child]( A federal jury found a North Texas woman guilty after she was accused of helping her ex-fiance, Andrew Beard, [...]   ADVERTISEMENT   [Man pleads guilty to murder for role in 2020 shooting of woman outside North Dallas home]( Deng Chan Ajack, 22, was sentenced to five years in prison for his role in the fatal shooting of Leslie Squair [...] [The cost to reunite: Refugee program gives new hope to families with relatives in peril]( The State Department usually works with nonprofit groups that specialize in refugee issues to help people as [...] [Fort Worth rodeo to draw high-profile Trump supporters with ‘America first’ vision]( A Fort Worth rodeo will deliver a direct message to those in attendance: “America first.” [H-E-B buys land in Celina]( H-E-B has snapped up land for potential future use in Celina at the northeast corner of Dallas North Tollway [...] [North Texas halal barbecue competition returns in 2024 with ‘Grill for Gaza’ fundraiser]( The "Grill for Gaza" barbecue competition will take place April 28 in Plano. [The Dallas Morning News draws top honors in Best of the West contest]( ‘The Dallas Morning News’ also won awards for breaking news and photography.   [MORE NEWS](   ADVERTISEMENT   PUBLIC SAFETY [Kenneth Price, father of Kenneth Knotts, wipes away tears as he speaks during a news conference]( Kenneth Price, father of Kenneth Knotts, wipes away tears as he speaks during a news conference after body-camera footage was released showing Kenneth Knotts’ death, Wednesday, April 17, 2024, in Dallas. Kenneth Knotts died in UT Southwestern Medical Center police custody Nov. 29, 2022, during a mental health crisis. (Elías Valverde II/Staff Photographer) [Kenneth Knotts’ family describes heartbreak after his death in Dallas hospital police custody]( Days after Kenneth Price saw his son for the last time, he got a call. One of his kids was dead, the caller told him. Price prayed it was a mistake. He began to call his children, one at a time. Two of his youngest sons answered. When he called Kenneth Knotts, the phone kept ringing. “I knew,” Price said. His voice cracked and tears streamed down his face as he looked up at reporters Wednesday [at a news conference at his attorney’s office in Uptown](. “It was my oldest son, and they killed him. [READ MORE]( [The Dallas Morning News]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [X (formerly Twitter)]( [YouTube]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Account Login]( | [Help Center]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Terms of Service]( [Manage Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( ©2024 The Dallas Morning News • 1954 Commerce St. • Dallas, TX 75201