Mesquite officers shoot armed burglary suspect
MESQUITE, Texas - Police in Mesquite were involved in a shootout with suspects who tried to burglarize a business early Thursday morning.
The Mesquite Police Department said it happened just before 3 a.m. at a business off Interstate 30 near Park Run Drive.
Officers who were investigating a call about a burglary in progress ran into two suspects. At least one of them had a handgun.
One of the suspects was shot during an exchange of gunfire. He was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
The second suspect was taken into custody.
No officers were injured.