DALLAS — A Dallas police officer was killed and two other officers were injured when a suspect was shot and killed by police north of the city following a chase, police said.
Police responded to a call for officer assistance in the 900 block of East Ledbetter Drive shortly after 10 p.m. and found an injured officer in a squad car, Dallas police said in a statement.
The officers who arrived on the scene exchanged shots with a suspect and two of the officers were shot. The three officers were taken to hospitals, where one died and the other two were in critical and stable condition, the police statement said.
The identities of the officers were not immediately released.
The suspect fled the scene and was pursued to Lewisville, Texas, about 25 miles (40.2 kilometers) northwest of Dallas. The suspect then got out of the vehicle with a long gun and was shot by officers. He died at the scene, police said.
Lewisville police posted on social media that Dallas police were involved in a pursuit of a vehicle traveling north on Interstate 35.
“Shots were fired and the suspect is deceased,” the report said, noting that Lewisville officers were not involved.
Dallas police say the investigation is ongoing, and flags at municipal buildings will be at half-mast.