Source : NBC NEWS
An armed man is dead after hijacking a bus and leading police on a chase and shootout that injured two officers in the Dallas area on Sunday morning.
Authorities received a call at 11:00 a.m. local time that a man entered a bus and fired a weapon, shooting out several bus windows, according to a statement from Dallas Area Rapid Transit. The man then allegedly demanded the DART bus driver take them to an undisclosed location.
Police Chase – Multiple police agencies are involved in a police pursuit with active shots fired on President George Bush Turnpike in the Rowlett area. Reported to be a bus. Bus is now stopped on the highway. Requesting EMS. AVOID THIS AREA!
— DFW Scanner (@DFWscanner) April 19, 2020
One DART officer was reportedly wounded in the leg and another Garland officer also sustained a non-life threatening injury, the transit authority said. Police in the Dallas suburb of Garland began to chase the bus and as officers neared, the man allegedly shot at them while leaning out the windows, according to NBC Dallas-Fort Worth.
Spikes were deployed on the bus, but the vehicle turned around and headed to Rowlett, another Dallas suburb, according to NBC Dallas-Fort Worth.