Mesquite officer shoots man in foot chase; 3 suspects in custody, 1 still at large
MESQUITE – A Mesquite police officer shot and injured a man during a foot chase early Monday morning. The injured suspect is one of three men in custody, while a fourth person remains at large.
Just before 3 a.m., Mesquite police officers heard gunfire in the area of I-30 and Sorrento Boulevard. Moments later, another officer saw a vehicle exiting Gus Thomasson Road at high speed.
As the vehicle exited, the driver attempted to turn around and head in the opposite direction on I-30 but lost control and crashed, police said.
Four men jumped out of the car and ran. An officer chased them and shot one of the suspects multiple times. The suspect was transported to a local hospital in stable condition. A firearm was recovered from the scene, and police found more guns in the suspect vehicle.
Griselda Trujillo, a nearby resident, passed the scene while dropping off her son at school.
"We had to go around, we ended up coming back this way and we could see a tow truck on the other side of the bridge and a car in the U-turn lane. I guess they were taking the car because there were some skid marks against the wall. I'm assuming the car must have hit it," Trujillo said.
Officers tracked down and arrested two of the other suspects who were in the car, but the fourth suspect has not been found yet.
"That's very scary. It's scary because I'm a stay-at-home mom. I'm here, I'm cleaning up the house, I hear sounds out of nowhere, so it's scary to even think that someone could be out there that the police are looking for," Trujillo added.
Police did not share the identities of the four suspects but said the Dallas County DA's Public Integrity Unit will conduct an independent review of the incident.
