IRVING, Texas — A suspect, who police say was wanted in connection to a murder, was shot and killed by officers after he allegedly pointed a handgun at them, according to the Irving Police Department.
Robert Reeves, a spokesperson for the department, said its fugitive unit had been looking for a wanted suspect, later identified as 40-year-old Carlos Munguia, on the evening of Friday, May 12.
During a news conference on Monday, Reeves said the night before, on Thursday, May 11, police had responded to a shooting call around 9:30 p.m. in the 3300 block of Willow Creek Drive, near the intersection of West Irving Boulevard and North Belt Line Road.
Reeves said officers found a man shot to death in a vehicle. Witnesses helped identify the suspect as Munguia and said he had walked out of an apartment unit, went up to the victim's car and started shooting before fleeing on foot, according to Reeves.
Police are still investigating what led up to this shooting.
A search for Munguia began that evening and lasted through the next day. Reeves said the department's fugitive unit on Friday determined that the suspect was in the 3300 of West State Highway 183.
Three officers with the fugitive unit found Munguia around 7:30 p.m. on foot in a grassy area off the service road, according to Reeves.
Reeves said the officers made contact with Munguia and gave verbal commands to get on the ground. The 40-year-old pulled out a handgun and pointed it at the officers, Reeves said.
The three officers then fired their weapons at Munguia, according to Reeves.
Reeves said the officers provided medical aid before the suspect was transported to a hospital, where he later died.
Irving police said no officers were injured in the incident.
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