Police chase, standoff closes multiple highways in North Texas
FORT WORTH — A police chase ended when the suspect stopped at a major Fort Worth interchange and refused to get out of the vehicle, resulting in a standoff Thursday night.
Fort Worth police said it began as a traffic stop. The suspect didn't stop and started throwing drugs outside of the vehicle.
The pursuit went on for some time, according to the police department, and ended at the highway interchange, where all traffic in the general area was shut down.
Police have been attempting to negotiate with the suspect to surrender.
Both North Freeway northbound and southbound and Northeast Loop 820 westbound and eastbound are closed, the Fort Worth Police Department said. Cars were seen on TXDOT reversing on the highways and trying to exit.
MedStar has two units on the scene. SWAT is also on the scene. Fort Worth Police have not released the suspect's identity.
This is the second time this week a suspect has stopped on a highway and refused to get out of their vehicle. A police standoff with a woman shut down a North Texas highway Sunday afternoon until a SWAT team fired tear gas into her vehicle.
This is a developing story.
