Mesquite, Texas, shooting suspect dies by apparent suicide during police pursuit on I-35

WEST, Texas (KWTX) — A man suspected in a Mesquite, Texas, shooting died by apparent suicide Sunday morning while fleeing police southbound on Interstate 35 near West, according to City of West officials.

The City of West Police Department responded early Sunday morning to a possible shooting suspect who fled Mesquite, Texas, in a silver Ford Focus traveling southbound on Interstate 35, according to authorities.

Police said that while following the vehicle and waiting for backup, the driver—an alleged suspect in the Mesquite shooting—shot himself as the vehicle approached Tours Road…

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