A Dallas, Texas police officer was injured in an officer-involved shooting on Thursday night.
According to the Dallas Police Department, at approximately 12:45 a.m., officers were working in a covert capacity and using an unmarked car when they saw a vehicle driving erratically in the 3200 block of Easter Avenue.
Police said officers followed the vehicle. During the pursuit, a suspect in the vehicle fired at the officers in their unmarked car.According to police, Air One and Dallas police continued to pursue the vehicle and eventually took five suspects into custody in the 7200 block of Chesterfield Drive.held a quick press conference this morning, says the officer is doing well & is in great spirits. Garcia said, "First question he asked… Did we catch 'em? That's a warrior right there.
"He is in great spirits. And the first question out of his mouth was, 'Did we catch him?' That's a warrior right there," he said."The best part of this is having seen the officer out of surgery, smiling, making me laugh and wanting to know if we caught the suspects. I can't tell you how awesome that is for a police chief to hear."
DPD added that two suspects were also transported to an area hospital, one for chest pain and the other for non-life-threatening injuries, police said.No officers fired their weapons during the pursuit, police said.
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