Suspect killed after firing shots at Mesquite police officer

Mesquite police are investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting. They say the suspect fired shots an officer who returned fire.

3 men charged with beating Mesquite gym security guard to death

Investigators say the three men beat a security guard while he was working at Fitness Connection on Town East Boulevard last Saturday. The attack was caught on camera. They have all been charged with murder.

Security guard dies following assault at Mesquite gym

Mesquite police say a physical altercation happened inside Fitness Connection. The fight was between a security guard and others in the gym area. What happened during the fight is unclear, but the security guard was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead. His family wants answers.

Mesquite 16-year-old fatally shot, dumped from moving car

Police are looking for the killer of a 16-year-old who was shot in the chest and thrown out of a car that never stopped in Mesquite Saturday night.

Mesquite FD: Deadly apartment fire likely caused by firefighters’ exploding oxygen tank

Something sparked a fire department oxygen tank, setting off a fast-moving fire that led to one man's death and a Mesquite firefighter's second-degree burns. The apartment building was also destroyed and several people lost their homes.

Suspect arrested after police chase into Downtown Dallas

Officers chased a suspect in a silver car from Mesquite to Downtown Dallas Monday afternoon. That suspect is now in custody.

Mesquite man with long haul COVID-19 symptoms encourages others to get vaccine

Cesar Gonzalez survived COVID-19. But is by his own admission, he says he’s a shell of the man he was before — inside and out. He wants people to know what COVID can do.

School bus with kids on board crashes in Mesquite

A Dallas ISD school bus carrying dozens of children crashed near I-635 and I-30 in Mesquite Monday morning.

Girl who left her doll for slain Mesquite officer's children given new doll

After a 7-year-old girl in Mesquite left her favorite doll on a fallen police officer's memorial, the community stepped in to get her a new one.

Mesquite police officer shooting suspect out of hospital, booked into jail

Jamie Jaramillo was released from the hospital after sustaining a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He was charged with capital murder and is in the Dallas County jail on a $2 million bond.

Mesquite ISD student punished for threatening social media post

Mesquite police identified a student who made threatening posts on social media using a picture of a gun from the internet.

Suspect charged with capital murder of Mesquite police officer

Mesquite police identified the suspect as 37-year-old Jamie Jaramillo of Balch Springs. He is still in the hospital.

Prayer vigil held for fallen Mesquite PD officer

A prayer vigil was held Sunday evening at the Mesquite Police Department for the officer who was shot and killed in the line of duty Friday afternoon.

Police identify Mesquite officer fatally shot outside grocery store

Mesquite police have identified the officer who died after being shot outside a grocery store Friday afternoon as Richard Houston.