Plano police officers shoot burglary suspects at Carrollton gas station
CARROLLTON, Texas - Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting at a gas station near the Carrollton and Plano border.
What we know:
The gunfire erupted around 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday at a RaceTrac off International Parkway near East Hebron Parkway.
Officer Jerry Minton, a spokesman for the Plano Police Department, said undercover detectives who were investigating a burglary had been following a group of suspects in a vehicle.
The detectives tried to approach the suspects after they pulled into the gas station parking lot. That’s when at least one of the suspects fired shots.
The officers returned fire, striking one of the suspects. That suspect was taken to the hospital.
A second suspect was hospitalized for injuries unrelated to the shooting. The two other suspects in the vehicle were arrested.
No officers were injured and no one else was hurt in the shootout.
What we don't know:
Officer Minton didn’t have any information about the alleged burglary or when it happened.
He didn’t release the identities of the suspects and didn’t know their current medical conditions.
Three of the four suspects are juveniles, so their names and mugshots won’t be released regardless.
It’s not yet clear what charges the suspects are facing.
What's next:
The officer-involved shooting will be investigated by both the Carrollton and Plano police departments.
"The shooting investigation is being conducted by the Carrollton Police Department," Officer Minton said. "We are conducting our own officer-involved shooting investigation, which is standard. We’ll follow the protocols and procedures that we have in place for officer-involved shootings."
The Source: The information in this story comes from the Plano Police Department.