Dallas police shoot armed suspect after stolen truck rams cruisers; another suspect on the run

Dallas police are searching for a suspect after an attempt to stop a stolen truck led to a shooting in Northeast Dallas.

Officers were tracking a truck that had been flagged as stolen and followed it to the Lakeside Apartments on Golf Lake Trail, near Walnut Hill Lane and US-75.

When uniformed officers arrived on scene, the truck driver rammed two marked police cars.

Four suspects in the vehicle fled. Police say one of the suspects was armed.

Security camera video from an apartment nearby captures the audio as officers opened fire.

Police shot the armed male suspect, but he continued to run. He was eventually apprehended and taken to the hospital for treatment where he is expected to survive.

One of the suspects that ran from the scene was able to escape police.

Two others were arrested. 

It is unclear if the suspects shot at officers, but DPD says three guns were found.

"Nothing is routine about this job. What was a stolen vehicle that officers responded to turns into a deadly encounter with police officers," said Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia.

Police say one of those suspects was wanted on a murder warrant out of Dallas.

Dallas police would not say which suspect has the murder warrant or what killing it's connected to. 

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Video from the scene shows the airbag deployed in one of the squad cars.

An evidence marker appears to show where a stray bullet entered an apartment.

"It’s crazy though to be in the house and just hear some random gunshots," said Dominique Albert, who lives in the area. "All I heard was boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom."

More information about the incident is expected to be released early next week.

This is a developing story. Check back with FOX 4 for more information.

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