Sources told WFAA that a chase ensued after three officers were shot in Dallas, and that a suspect was later fatally shot in Lewisville.
DALLAS — An officer with the Dallas Police Department (DPD) was shot and killed Thursday evening, and two other officers were injured in the same incident, officials said.
At about 10:10 p.m., DPD said officers responded to an “officer in distress” call in the 900 block of East Ledbetter Drive, police said. When the responding officers arrived at the scene — the Moorland Family YMCA in Oak Cliff – they found a suspect near a squad car belonging to a male Dallas officer who’d been shot, according to police.
The two officers exchanged gunfire with a male suspect at the scene, and both officers were struck, DPD said.
In the wake of that initial incident, a chase ensued with law enforcement pursuing the suspect as he traveled north from Dallas along I-35E. During that pursuit, the Lewisville Police Department was called in to assist in the chase. According to an email obtained by WFAA from the Lewisville Police Chief to his staff, the suspect was chased by police to Lewisville and was then fatally shot in the 1000 block of Stemmons Freeway.
According to a DPD news release, the suspect allegedly got out of his vehicle with what police describe as a “long gun,” at which point he was shot by Dallas police officers.Â
The Lewisville police chief said none of the Lewisville officers fired their weapons.
The suspect died at the scene, DPD said. His identity has not yet been released.
Northbound lanes on I-35E at SB-121 Business Road in Lewisville were blocked off along the scene in Lewisville throughout the early hours of Friday morning. Those lanes were re-opened shortly after 7 a.m.
Sources told WFAA that the three DPD officers who were shot on Ledbetter were hospitalized at two Dallas hospitals: Baylor Scott & White in Dallas and Methodist Dallas Medical Center. The identities of the officers have not been released.
The officer that was killed was a rookie cop who had just got off of his training for the night, DPD sources tell WFAA. Per those same sources, a female officer had to undergo surgery and is in critical condition, and a third officer was shot in the leg and is expected to survive.
In a post to X on Friday morning, Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia reacted to the news of the shooting, writing simply: “No words.”
“Our department is hurting,” DPD Communications Director Kristin Lowman said in an early morning press conference on Friday. “We ask tonight and this morning for the thoughts and prayers for our city, for not only those recovering in the hospital, but for our fallen, for their family and for their loved ones.”
At about 1:20 a.m. Friday, dozens of DPD officers and law enforcement could be seen lined up at the front door of the Methodist hospital. At one point, WFAA cameras captured officers saluting as multiple people who were escorted out of a vehicle and into the hospital.
Police officers also stood outside the emergency room entrance at Baylor Scott & White in Dallas overnight.
Numerous police departments and local officials offered their condolences to the Dallas Police Department early Friday morning. Those responses are listed here.
DPD said flags at all city facilities will be flown at half-staff on Friday.
A high-capacity rifle was recovered from the scene in Lewisville, police said. Sources told WFAA two additional handguns were also found at the scene.
Texas Rangers, DPD and the District Attorney’s Office are all investigating the shooting, officials told WFAA. The investigation is ongoing, those agencies said.
This is a developing story. This article will be updated as more information becomes available.Â
