DALLAS — A child sex assault suspect died after shooting himself while authorities tried to arrest him in Northwest Dallas on Tuesday, police said.
The incident unfolded at a La Quinta Inn in the 8300 block of John Carpenter Freeway, near Empire Central Drive.
Police learned that a suspect who was wanted for continuous sexual assault of a child was found at the hotel.
When members of the U.S. Marshals Task Force surrounded the suspect's car, the suspect shot himself with a handgun, police said.
He was taken to a hospital, where he died. His name and case information have not been released.
Police are investigating the incident.
