McKinney Hostage Standoff Ends With Suspect Shot Dead
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MCKINNEY (CBSDFW.COM) - Shots rang out late Wednesday night at a Collin County apartment complex. The incident ended with police officers shooting and killing an armed suspect.
While there was a lot of commotion last night, things were quiet Thursday morning at the Cliffs of Eldorado Apartments.
Police were alerted when a woman called 911 and said she and a child were stuck in a van. She claimed a man was holding them against their will.
McKinney police officers arrived moments later and located a white van. They said while attempting to take the suspect into custody "a struggled ensued, and the suspect produced a handgun and shot at officers."
Police returned fire, hitting the man several times. The suspect, who was later identified as Joseph Khammash, was pronounced dead at the scene. The 35-year-old man was a resident of McKinney.
The woman and child allegedly held hostage were not hurt.
McKinney police have requested the assistance of the Texas Rangers to investigate the incident.
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