Southlake, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Four Southlake police officers are on leave pending an investigation into an officer involved shooting Monday afternoon.
The department says the suspect was shot after pointing a gun at officers during a traffic stop on the Eastbound Highway 114 service road near Carroll avenue.
Police say the incident began after North Richland Hills police requested assistance in locating a person of interest in a murder that happened earlier on Monday. NRH police would only say there was a death investigation at Weyland and Harwood. Further details on the victim were not immediately released.
Four Southlake officers shot at the suspect who later died at a hospital. The Texas Rangers are investigating. Watch video from out media partner WFAA-RF here.
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