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Official: Police kill gunman who hijacked Dallas-area bus
Source: KXAN/Associated Press
Official: Police kill gunman who hijacked Dallas-area bus
by: KXAN Staff
Posted: Apr 19, 2020 / 02:56 PM CDT / Updated: Apr 19, 2020 / 09:53 PM CDT
ROWLETT, Texas (AP) — A man opened fire on a Dallas-area public bus on Sunday, hijacking it with two people aboard and leading officers on a chase that ended in a shootout in which the man was killed and three officers were wounded, according to police officials.
A man got on the Dallas Area Rapid Transit bus in Richardson, just north of Dallas, at around 11 a.m and opened fire, shattering windows, said Gordon Shattles, a DART spokesman.
The man took the driver hostage and fired at DART officers who tried to stop the vehicle while police from other agencies joined the pursuit eastward along the President George Bush Turnpike, said Garland police officer Pedro Barineau.
“During the pursuit shots were continually being fired from the actual gunman inside the bus toward the officers and the officers were returning fire,” Barineau said.
Police eventually used a spike strip to stop the vehicle along the freeway in the suburb of Rowlett, according to Barineau.
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by: KXAN Staff
Posted: Apr 19, 2020 / 02:56 PM CDT / Updated: Apr 19, 2020 / 09:53 PM CDT
ROWLETT, Texas (AP) — A man opened fire on a Dallas-area public bus on Sunday, hijacking it with two people aboard and leading officers on a chase that ended in a shootout in which the man was killed and three officers were wounded, according to police officials.
A man got on the Dallas Area Rapid Transit bus in Richardson, just north of Dallas, at around 11 a.m and opened fire, shattering windows, said Gordon Shattles, a DART spokesman.
The man took the driver hostage and fired at DART officers who tried to stop the vehicle while police from other agencies joined the pursuit eastward along the President George Bush Turnpike, said Garland police officer Pedro Barineau.
“During the pursuit shots were continually being fired from the actual gunman inside the bus toward the officers and the officers were returning fire,” Barineau said.
Police eventually used a spike strip to stop the vehicle along the freeway in the suburb of Rowlett, according to Barineau.
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Read more: https://www.kxan.com/news/crime/suspect-dead-two-officers-wounded-after-bus-hijacking-in-dallas-area/
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Source: Dallas Morning News
Gunman dead after hijacking DART bus, leading authorities on chase from Richardson to Rockwall
Police said the 31-year-old was wanted for questioning in San Antonio in connection to the death of his girlfriend.
By Dana Branham and Nataly Keomoungkhoun
1:35 PM on Apr 19, 2020 — Updated at 7:24 PM on Apr 19, 2020
Updated at 7:00 p.m.: Revised to include additional details.
Three officers were wounded after a gunman hijacked a DART bus Sunday morning in Richardson, prompting a chase that stretched across several cities in North Texas before he was fatally shot.
The officers’ wounds were not life-threatening, and the driver and the only other person aboard the bus were not injured.
Police in San Antonio had been looking for the gunman, 31-year-old Ramon Thomas Villagomez, in connection with his girlfriend’s fatal stabbing, authorities said.
Dallas Area Rapid Transit officers were alerted about 11 a.m. that the gunman boarded the bus on Buckingham Road, between Jupiter and Shiloh roads, in Richardson and started shooting, shattering several windows.
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Police said the 31-year-old was wanted for questioning in San Antonio in connection to the death of his girlfriend.
By Dana Branham and Nataly Keomoungkhoun
1:35 PM on Apr 19, 2020 — Updated at 7:24 PM on Apr 19, 2020
Updated at 7:00 p.m.: Revised to include additional details.
Three officers were wounded after a gunman hijacked a DART bus Sunday morning in Richardson, prompting a chase that stretched across several cities in North Texas before he was fatally shot.
The officers’ wounds were not life-threatening, and the driver and the only other person aboard the bus were not injured.
Police in San Antonio had been looking for the gunman, 31-year-old Ramon Thomas Villagomez, in connection with his girlfriend’s fatal stabbing, authorities said.
Dallas Area Rapid Transit officers were alerted about 11 a.m. that the gunman boarded the bus on Buckingham Road, between Jupiter and Shiloh roads, in Richardson and started shooting, shattering several windows.
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Read more: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2020/04/19/dart-passenger-opens-fire-after-boarding-bus-in-richardson-wounding-officer-officials-say/
