Suspect arrested after crashing through fence during police chase in Dallas

Dallas police arrested a man who was believed to be armed following a chase late Saturday night.

According to police, someone called 911 at about 11 p.m., reporting a man with a gun inside a pickup truck near W. Saner Avenue and S. Westmoreland Road, in West Oak Cliff.

Officers tried to pull the truck over, but police said the driver refused to stop.

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They said the driver "appeared" to have pointed what looked like a gun at a homeless person.

The chase ended less than 30 minutes later, near Jefferson Boulevard and Cockrell Hill Road, when the truck driver lost control and crashed into a fence.

He tried to run, but was captured. The suspect’s name has not been released. It's unclear if police recovered a weapon at the scene.

No further details have been released at this time.

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