Man accused of burglarizing FedEx truck, hitting Irving officer with SUV

The Brief

  • An Irving police detective shot at a man who allegedly struck him with a vehicle.
  • The suspect, Jaynan Harper, was later arrested and charged with aggravated assault.
  • Harper was allegedly burglarizing a FedEx truck at the time.

IRVING, Texas A man is in the Dallas County Jail after allegedly hitting a police officer with a vehicle while attempting to flee another crime.

According to the Irving Police Department, the incident caused the officer to fire his gun at the suspect.

Irving officer-involved shooting

What we know:

The incident happened around 1:10 p.m. in the 500 block of Promenade Parkway in Irving.

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