Plano murder suspect killed in Euless officer-involved shooting
Plano murder suspect killed in Euless OIS
The Plano Police Department is investigating a woman's death as a homicide, according to police officials. On Thursday, the murder suspect was shot and killed at a Euless apartment complex.
PLANO, Texas - The Plano Police Department is investigating a woman's death as a homicide, according to police officials.
On Thursday, the murder suspect was shot and killed at a Euless apartment complex.
Plano investigating woman's death
What we know:
On Wednesday afternoon, around 4:15 p.m., Plano Police received a 911 call from a male saying there was a female inside a residence in the 6000 block of Water Street that was injured. Police arrived to do a welfare check.
When officers arrived, they found the female inside an apartment that was dead. Investigators say no other people were inside the residence at the time.
Plano police tell FOX 4 the homicide is connected to a police scene in Euless on Thursday afternoon.
SKY 4 spotted a vehicle with multiple bullet holes.
Police give update on woman's death in Plano
Plano and Euless police give an update on the investigation into a woman's death in Plano. Police say the suspect in the woman's death was shot an killed by officers in Euless.
What we don't know:
Plano police officials did not have any information on how the woman died or her identity.
Plano murder suspect shot in Euless
What we know:
Around noon on Thursday, Euless Police say they were notified that the suspect in a Plano homicide had entered the city.
The suspect then entered the MAA Bear Creek apartment complex on Fuller Wiser Road.
A Euless officer attempted to pull over the vehicle, but the suspect pulled the vehicle into a parking space.
Euless and plainclothes Plano officers both arrived at the scene.
Euless police say the officers were developing a plan "when the vehicle’s sole occupant posed an immediate threat to officers, resulting in an exchange of gunfire."
The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene.
There were no other injuries.
What we don't know:
The name of the suspect has not been released.
What they're saying:
"Any time there is a person discovered deceased, the investigation starts as a homicide. It is easier to go down in level to some other cause than it is to go back up," said Jerry Minton, Public Information Officer for the Plano Police Department.
The woman's death remains under investigation.
The Source: Information in this article is from the Plano Police Department.