Innocent person killed after Dallas police chase ends in crash, shooting in Red Oak
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The Brief
An innocent driver was killed after a Dallas police chase ended with a crash and a shooting on southbound I-35 in Red Oak on Thursday morning.
Dallas police confirm they were chasing a capital murder suspect when the suspect crashed into another vehicle. One of the occupants was killed. Another one was seriously hurt.
DPS says Dallas police officers shot the suspect when he pulled out a gun and tried to run away. They didn’t say if the suspect fired at officers.
DALLAS – An innocent person was killed Thursday after a Dallas police chase of a murder suspect ended in a crash and shooting in Red Oak.
Dallas Police Chase Ends in Deadly Crash
What we know
The crash happened around 10:25 a.m. on I-35 near the Red Oak Road overpass.
The Texas Department of Public Safety says Dallas police officers were chasing a murder suspect into Red Oak when the suspect crashed with another vehicle,
Investigators say one person in the other vehicle was killed, and another occupant was seriously injured in the crash.
DPS troopers say the suspect got out of his disabled car with a gun in hand and tried to run away.
Dallas police officers shot the suspect, DPS says. They provided lifesaving treatment on the suspect, and he was taken to the hospital.
Police said no officers were injured.
Images from SKY 4 showed at least two wrecked SUVs on the side of the interstate, and paramedics could be seen loading several people into the back of ambulances.
DPS is investigating the officer-involved shooting while the Red Oak Police Department is investigating the deadly crash.
The Office of Community Police Oversight is also investigating the incident.
All lanes of southbound I-35 were briefly shut down because of the crash and investigation.
What we don’t know
It’s unclear what caused the suspect to crash.
Investigators did not say if the suspect fired his gun. His name has not been released.
It’s unclear if the person killed was the driver or a passenger.
We don’t know the conditions of the suspect or the other passenger.
Police did not reveal what murder investigation the suspect was involved in.
The Source
The information in this story comes from the Dallas Police Department, the Texas Department of Public Safety and images from the SKY 4 helicopter.
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