A Fort Worth police officer is out of the hospital and recovering after being injured in a shootout.
It happened around 8 p.m. Sunday in the Stop Six neighborhood, in southeast Fort Worth .The gun battle began with a vehicle stop in the 4800 block of Miller Avenue. A police alert flagged the car as being connected to a shooting on Saturday.An officer followed the vehicle and called for back up.Police said the car pulled over and someone got out of the vehicle, then duped the officer into thinking he was surrendering. "The officer didn’t even have a chance.
The suspect, Devoreia Thompson, was caught by Arlington police. His mother was at the scene following his arrest. She told FOX 4 he struggles with mental health issues."Each day I don't know if he's going to be in this mood or if he's going to be this kind of way. I have to say certain things in a certain way just to keep him from blowing up," said Judy Russ, the suspect's mother.Russ says he has been diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and more.
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