Police officer fatally shoots 19-year-old in Mesquite, Texas, suspect in a vehicle theft

2024-12-25 10:42:27 source:lotradecoin account registration process category:Invest

MESQUITE, Texas (AP) — Police in Mesquite, Texas, say an officer investigating a stolen vehicle fatally shot a 19-year-old man who was in another vehicle.

The officer saw the stolen vehicle being followed by a second vehicle, then both stopped at a convenience store early Thursday in the east Dallas suburb, the Mesquite Police Department said in a statement.

The officer found the stolen vehicle unoccupied at gas pumps and saw two men fleeing the scene as he went to the second vehicle where four people were inside, police said.

The driver of the second vehicle refused to obey the officer’s orders to turn off and stop moving the vehicle.

Other news Rori Harmon, Taylor Jones power No. 5 Texas to an 88-75 win over Arizona Texas high school Black student suspended over hair likely won’t return to his class anytime soon Some 2024 GOP hopefuls call for ‘compassion’ in Texas abortion case but don’t say law should change

“The driver continued making furtive movements inside the vehicle and during the course of the encounter the officer fired three rounds, striking the driver,” the police statement said.

Police identified the driver as Payton Lawrence, 19, of Mesquite.

Firearms were found inside the vehicle, police said.

The three people inside the vehicle were questioned and one, a 19-year-old from Dallas, was arrested on outstanding warrants, police said. The two men seen fleeing the area remained at large.

A police spokesperson did not immediately respond to a telephone call for comment early Friday.

More:Invest

Recommend

Beyoncé's BeyGood charity donates $100K to Houston law center amid Jay

Beyoncé is making a major donation to a criminal justice clinic days after husband Jay-Z was accuse

A Wisconsin Supreme Court justice under impeachment threat isn’t the only member to get party money

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans talking about impeaching a state Supreme Court justice be

Man charged with aiding Whitmer kidnap plot testifies in own defense

One of three men accused of assisting a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer testified in h