Balch Springs murder suspect arrested after chase

DALLAS - A man wanted for murder in Balch Springs was arrested after an overnight chase.

The chase started around 12:45 a.m. Wednesday in Irving. Police there were assisting the Balch Springs Police Department with surveillance and saw the man get into an SUV with a 14-year-old boy.

The chase ended on Clifford Drive, which is a dead end street in northwest Dallas. The SUV went down an embankment and the two people inside jumped out and ran. Both were quickly taken into custody.

Police identified the man in the SUV as Jose Gutierrez. He is a suspect in a murder that happened over the weekend on Woodbury Road in Balch Springs.