FORT WORTH, Texas — Fort Worth police have arrested a man who led officers on a chase from Haltom City to Fort Worth, fired at them and went on the run Tuesday morning.
The incident started with a car chase about 10:45 p.m. Monday night, according to a Haltom City police news release. They said officers tried to stop the suspect around Creech Street and Higgins Lane in Haltom City, but the chase led them to Northeast 28th Street in Fort Worth.
Haltom City police said the suspect got out of the vehicle, aimed a rifle toward an officer and fired a round. "Fearing for their lives," the officers then shot at the suspect, the release said.
The suspect continued to run and police eventually lost sight of the man. At approximately 3:50 a.m. Tuesday, the suspect was located in the 2200 block of Blandin Street in Fort Worth after burglarizing a residence, Haltom City police said.
Fort Worth police officers arrested the suspect and found he had an injury to his upper body believed to be from a round fired by police, according to the Haltom City Police Department.
According to Haltom City police, in accordance with their policy, the officers involved are now on paid administrative leave.
The suspect will be charged with evading arrest or detention (State Jail Felony), and three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon against a peace officer (1st Degree Felony), according to Haltom City police.
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