1 dead, 2 in custody after Old East Dallas shooting involving bounty hunter, sources say

1 dead after Dallas shooting involving bounty hunter

Police are investigating a shooting involving a bounty hunter that left one person dead in Old East Dallas, just east of Downtown Dallas, sources tell FOX 4.

DALLAS - Police are investigating a shooting involving a bounty hunter that left one person dead in Old East Dallas, just east of Downtown Dallas, sources tell FOX 4.

What we know:

Police say two suspects shot a male victim sitting in his car on Florence Street around 8:45 a.m. 

The suspects then followed the victim until he crashed into a utility pole near the intersection of Cantegral and Live Oak streets, according to police.

Images from SKY 4 showed a white BMW damaged in the area.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. The two suspects were taken into custody.

Police sources tell FOX 4 a bounty hunter was pursuing a person who skipped out on bail. At some point during the encounter, the bounty hunter shot and killed the man.

Several witnesses told FOX 4 they saw two people wearing vests who appeared to be bounty hunters or plain-clothes officers. They were chasing a third person who crashed into a utility pole and died.

What we don't know:

No identities have been released.

What they're saying:

"There was a loud screech of tires, about two or three gunshots and a large sound at the electrical pole. I went out immediately and in 30 seconds all the power was out from here to Gaston. The officers came out and were yelling and seemed really scared," added Samuel Leavitt, who lives in a nearby apartment complex. "It was an eventful morning, I would say that."

Julie Smithhart works in a building near where the shooting happened. She said she's been praying for those involved and their families.

"It's been absolutely crazy, a ton of police activity. Just watching everyone come and go," she said. "This portion of Deep Ellum has been getting more sketchy. We’ve been here 10 years in this location, and we have seen activity more steadily in this area."