SEAGOVILLE, Texas — A suspect who shot at police during an early Tuesday morning police pursuit is now in custody, according to Seagoville Police Department Chief Ray Calverley.
SEAGOVILLE, Texas — A suspect who shot at police during an early Tuesday morning police pursuit is now in custody, according to Seagoville Police Department Chief Ray Calverley.
Just before 2 p.m., one suspect was reported in custody, Calverley confirmed to inForney.com.
The pursuit began after the Seagoville Police Department received a suspicious vehicle call at approximately 5:44 a.m., according to Calverley. The call included possible theft in the 100 block of East Farmers Road.
“Officers located a vehicle matching the description traveling southbound on Bowers Rd. where a pursuit ensued,” stated Calverley. “During the pursuit suspect driver fired multiple shots at pursuing Officers.”
“There were no officers injured as a result of the shots fired and the suspect vehicle wrecked a short time later into a ditch embankment at the intersection of Bowers Rd. and W. Simonds Rd.,” stated Calverley. “The suspect fled the area on foot into a very heavily wooded and underbrush area.”
The Seagoville Police Department, with assistance from the Dallas Police Department and Dallas County Sheriff’s Department, searched the area by land and air for several hours this morning but the suspect evaded capture during the intitial search.
“Officers received a tip that the suspect may have been transported to a nearby mobile home park on South Beltline Rd. in the City of Dallas by an unsuspecting individual and dropped off,” stated Calverley. “Officers checked the lead and discovered a subject who matched that of the suspect’s description inside the residence and took the subject into custody without incident.”
The suspect, whose name is not being released at this time, faces a list of charges which include aggravated assault on a public servant, evading arrest or detention, and theft of property.
