A suspect is dead after fleeing from police, crashing his vehicle and opening fire on police officers Saturday in Oak Cliff, police said.
A Dallas police officer who was on-duty spotted suspect Gamaliel Sanchez, 23, about 7:30 p.m. Sunday in the 2100 block of South Westmoreland Road. Sanchez is wanted for two felonies, Dallas police said.
The plain-clothed officer called for uniformed officers to assist with apprehending the suspect, police said. When uniformed officers arrived, Sanchez fled the scene in a truck and traveled northbound in the southbound lane of S. Westmoreland Road.
Sanchez lost control of his vehicle and collided into another vehicle at the corner of S. Westmoreland Road and Texas Drive. The suspect got out of his truck and exchanged gunfire with uniformed officers, one of whom was struck in the hand, police said.
Sanchez then fled on foot. An un-injured officer remained at the scene, called for assistance and gave medical help to the injured officer, police said.
When additional officers arrived, they began searching the area and located the suspect in an alley with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The suspect was transported to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
The injured officer was also hospitalized in stable condition.
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