A murder suspect was fatally shot by Dallas police late Saturday morning during an “armed confrontation” near a shopping center in Mesquite, officials said.
Officers were called to the 9000 block of Markville Drive in northeast Dallas about 10:15 a.m. They found a woman who had been shot, police said. The suspect had already left the area; the victim died a short time later at a hospital.
About 11:45 a.m., Dallas officers spotted the suspect on an Interstate 635 service road near Town East Mall in Mesquite and conducted a felony traffic stop. The suspect got out of the car and shots were fired, according to police. Officials haven’t said what led the officers to fire their guns…