TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

5805 N LAMAR BLVD  BOX 4087  AUSTIN, TEXAS 78773-0001

512/424-2000
www.dps.texas.gov

STEVEN C. McCRAW COMMISSION

DIRECTOR STEVEN P. MACH, CHAIRMAN
DAVID G. BAKER MANNY FLORES
ROBERT J. BODISCH, SR A. CYNTHIA LEON
. SKYLOR HEARN JASON K. PULLIAM
DEPUTY DIRECTORS RANDY WATSON

November 20, 2017

Via Email

Dillon Collier
KSAT TV
dcollier@ksat.com

RE: Public Information Request for 911 calls and all related dispatch audio from 11 a.m. to 3:30
p.m. on November 5, 2017 for a shooting in progress at 216 4th St., Sutherland Springs,
Texas 78161 (PIR # 17-8263)

Mr. Collier:

The Department received your above-referenced request on November 8, 2017. The Department
has located records responsive to your request; however, we believe the records may be
excepted from required public disclosure at this time due to the ongoing investigation. We are
seeking a ruling from the attorney general’s office with respect to disclosure of these records, and
a copy of our request letter is enclosed. You will be notified when a ruling is issued. The
attorney general is generally required to issue a decision within 45 business days.

If you have any questions regarding this request, please contact the Media and Communications
Office at media@dps.texas.gov. Thank you.

Cordially,

Molly Cost
Assistant General Counsel

cc: Office of the Attorney General

Open Records Division
209 West 14th Street, 6th Floor
Austin, Texas 78701
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EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

COURTESY  SERVICE  PROTECTION
 TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
5805 N LAMAR BLVD  BOX 4087  AUSTIN, TEXAS 78773-0001
512/424-2000
www.dps.texas.gov

STEVEN C. McCRAW COMMISSION

DIRECTOR STEVEN P. MACH, CHAIRMAN
DAVID G. BAKER MANNY FLORES
ROBERT J. BODISCH, SR A. CYNTHIA LEON
. SKYLOR HEARN JASON K. PULLIAM
DEPUTY DIRECTORS RANDY WATSON

November 20, 2017

Via Hand Delivery

Office of the Attorney General

Open Records Division
209 West 14th Street, 6th Floor
Austin, Texas 78701

RE: Public Information Requests for records related to the 11/5/17 shooting in Sutherland
Springs, Texas (PIR #s 17-8198, 17-8257, 17-8262, 17-8263, 17-8269, 17-8270, 17-8279,
17-8300, 17-8405, 17-8414, 17-8442, 17-8455, and 17-8553)

DATE REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION RECEIVED: 11/6, 7, 8, 13, 14, & 17/2017
DATE REQUEST FOR RULING SUBMITTED TO ATTORNEY GENERAL: 11/20/2017

Dear Open Records Division:

The Department of Public Safety received the above-referenced requests for information from
thirteen requestors on November 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, and 17, 2017. We believe the requested
information is excepted from required public disclosure pursuant to sections 552.101 through
552.156 of the Government Code. Accordingly, we are requesting a ruling regarding the release of
these records.

Please find enclosed the requests and the notice of our request for a ruling sent to the requestors.
The responsive records or a representative sample of the records we wish to except from required
disclosure, as well as arguments explaining why the stated exceptions apply, will be submitted to
your office no later than November 30, 2017. Please feel free to contact me at (512) 424-2890 if
you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Molly Cost
Assistant General Counsel
Enclosure(s)
cc: 13 Requestors
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EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
COURTESY  SERVICE  PROTECTION
PIR 17-8263 REQUEST

From: Collier, Dillon <dcollier@ksat.com>

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Good evening,

This request is made under the Texas Public Information Act, Chapter 552, Texas
Government Code, which guarantees the public’s access to information in the custody of
governmental agencies. I respectfully request the following information:

Please provide 911 calls and all related dispatch audio from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on November 5, 2017
for a shooting in progress at 216 4th St., Sutherland Springs, Texas 78161. We accept all necessary
redactions of personal information.

Thanks, Dillon Collier