Man kills himself after shootout, pursuit with police in Fort Worth
FORT WORTH - Fort Worth police are investigating a shootout that happened Tuesday night.
At around 9 p.m., police were alerted to a burglar alarm call at a business in the 700 block of N. Beach Street.
Officers at the scene identified the suspect, who fled on foot. During the pursuit, the suspect fired a handgun multiple times at police. Three officers returned fire.
The pursuit ended with the suspect falling in an embankment along the Hwy 121 frontage road, then he shot himself in the head, police say.
On Tuesday, December 12, 2023, at approximately 9:10 p.m., Fort Worth Police were notified of a burglar alarm call at a business in the 700 block of North Beach Street.
— Fort Worth Police (@fortworthpd) December 13, 2023
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Officers rendered medical aid before the suspect was taken to a local hospital, where he died.
The three police officers involved are now on administrative leave. No officers were injured during the shootout.
"I can't be more proud of officers coming to work every day knowing that this is something they could face," Fort Worth police chief Neil Noakes said.