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Texas Rangers Probe Shooting After Multi-Agency Chase on George Bush Turnpike

The Texas Rangers have opened an investigation into the pre-dawn pursuit that ended in gunfire.

Overview

  • DPS said the pursuit began in Grand Prairie and ended with a crash near Old Denton Road in Carrollton around 3 a.m.
  • Preliminary reports indicate officers deployed spike strips and executed a PIT maneuver before the vehicle flipped off the eastbound lanes.
  • Police said a man inside the car was shot and wounded, though his condition has not been released.
  • Irving, Grand Prairie, and Carrollton police were on scene with state troopers, and the Texas Rangers are handling the case.
  • Eastbound lanes and the service road were closed for roughly five hours and reopened around 8:30 a.m., and it remains unknown if any officers were hurt.