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A Mesquite police officer was involved in a shooting early Monday morning.
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The injured suspect was taken to the hospital in an unknown condition.
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Two of three other suspects were captured. One remains at-large.
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A Mesquite police officer was involved in a shooting early Monday morning.
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The injured suspect was taken to the hospital in an unknown condition.
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Two of three other suspects were captured. One remains at-large.
Texas’s MesquiteA gunshot involving an officer is being looked at by Mesquitepolice.
What We Know: The incident occurred on Monday morning just before three in the morning close to the junction of Gus Thomasson Road and Interstate 30.
An officer in the vicinity reported hearing gunfire originating from eastbound I-30, according to Mesquite police.
After witnessing a speeding car leave on Gus Thomasson Road, the officer attempted to reverse course and return to the interstate in the opposite way.
However, according to the authorities, the driver lost control of the car and crashed. At that moment, four men leaped from the car.
The cop ended up shooting multiple times while pursuing one of the criminals on foot. The suspect was taken to the hospital in an unidentified condition after being struck several times.
Other officers subsequently arrested two of the three other suspects. A fourth suspect escaped and remains unaccounted for.
The shooting did not result in any injuries to any cops.
The suspect who was shot did have a pistol, according to Mesquite police, and there were more weapons in the suspect’s car.
An independent investigation into the officer-involved shooting will be carried out by the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office.
What We Don’t Know: No information regarding the initial gunfire on I-30 has been made public by Mesquite police, nor have they identified the suspects.
They have not stated whether the man was armed at the time or if he lunged toward the officer, pointed a weapon, or pulled it out.
The fourth suspect was not given a description.
Mesquite Traffic Delays
A gunshot involving a police officer on Mesquite’s Gus Thomasson Road is being looked into by law authorities.
Several squad cars were seen obstructing southbound Gus Thomasson Road in photos taken by traffic cameras.
Gus Thomasson Road’s southbound lanes at I-30 are still blocked due to the investigation, according to Chip Waggoner of FOX 4.
It is advised that drivers stay away from the area.
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The Mesquite Police Department and traffic cameras provided the information used in this story.
The Mesquite Police Department and traffic cameras provided the information used in this story.
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