Wylie Officer Fatally Shoots Armed Suspect Who Apparently Killed Woman, Police Say
WYLIE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) - A Wylie officer shot and killed an armed man who was lying on the ground near a woman's body following a crash early Wednesday, police say.
Police say the officer responded to a reported crash at 750 West Kirby Street at around 2:25 a.m. Video from Chopper 11 later in the morning showed a pickup truck that had crashed into a CVS Pharmacy.
According to police, the officer found two people lying on the ground near the crash scene -- a woman with a serious bodily injury and a man with a rifle.
Police say while the officer was trying to help the woman, the man refused to drop the rifle, leading to the officer firing at him.
Both the man and woman were pronounced dead at the scene. Their identities are not yet known.
Police say the woman's death is being investigated as a murder as they believe she was shot by the man with the rifle.
Wylie police requested the Texas Rangers to conduct an independent investigation.
