Burglary suspect shot and killed by DeSoto police
DESOTO, Texas - A burglary suspect was shot and killed by DeSoto police on Monday.
Officers responded to a burglary call to a home on Polk Street, near Longleaf Drive around 11:38 a.m.
Police encountered the armed suspect outside the home. When the suspect advanced towards the officers, one of them opened fire, according to the police department.
The suspect was later identified as 47-year-old Michael Christopher Nunez.
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