Woman dies by suicide after hours-long standoff shuts down I-20 southeast of Dallas

A woman is dead after an hours-long standoff that shut down both directions of Interstate 20 southeast of Dallas on Monday.

Police say the woman had pulled over and was holding a gun to her head, threatening suicide, prompting officers to close the highway and bring in crisis negotiators.

Traffic was stopped for several hours as law enforcement attempted to de-escalate the situation. Authorities later confirmed that the woman took her own life…

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