Driver Injures Four Dallas Police Officers During Standoff with Shooting Suspect
Early Thursday morning, a driver caused harm to four Dallas police officers while authorities were dealing with a shooting suspect, according to local reports and official statements.
Around 3:10 a.m., officers rushed to the 3100 block of Community Drive in North Dallas, responding to reports of a shooting, as reported by the Dallas Police Department.
The suspected shooter had barricaded himself inside a house after shooting another man, according to FOX4 Dallas-Fort Worth, citing the police. Inside the home, there were two women and children along with the suspect. Police found the victim with a gunshot wound to the leg and transported him to a local hospital, where he is in stable condition.
While officers were at the scene, an unrelated driver in a pickup truck accidentally collided with a marked police car, which had one officer inside. This collision caused the patrol vehicle to strike three more officers, as confirmed by the police.
Police mentioned that the driver of the pickup truck stayed at the scene. Officers were using the police car for protection as they were trying to apprehend the suspect from the house, according to sources reported by WFAA-TV.
Following a barricade situation in a North Dallas neighborhood, officers successfully arrested the shooting suspect. The driver of the pickup truck remained at the scene and underwent tests for signs of intoxication, but these tests came back negative, as reported by the station.
All four injured officers were taken to a local hospital in stable condition, although detailed information about their injuries was not immediately available.
Meanwhile, the shooting suspect tried to flee by jumping out of a window, but the police managed to apprehend him at the scene. The investigation is ongoing.
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