Texas police officers shot, Grand Prairie police say a teen that shot at one officer early Christmas morning and injured two others after a day-long manhunt has been pronounced dead at an area hospital.
Police confirmed Wednesday night that a 16-year-old Mansfield teen was pronounced dead at an area hospital after having been shot by officers.
Steve Cremer witnessed the end of the intense manhunt, just outside his window.
"That's gunshots, and we were like, 'let's go, kids, time to go inside!'" said Cremer recalling seeing it outside his window.
Cremer used his Christmas present from last year, a video camera, to capture the tense moments.
"When I started videotaping it, I was like, 'kids, you need stay back, because you don't know if there's one or two, or five [gunmen],'" he said.
"You felt a little better being inside knowing the police were outside," added his wife, Jeannetta Cremer.
In the video, police surround the suspect who is seen walking with a gun in hand. The Cremers say he had already been shot. Minutes later, he falls. Police edge in closer and later carry him out of the field.
The situation began when a Grand Prairie officer pulled the teen over in the 3100 block of North Camino Lagos at about 4:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Grand Prairie police said, after a short vehicular pursuit, the teen got out of the car and ran. While he was running away, he fired at the police officer.
The officer was not hit by the bullets in the early morning shooting. Police said the officer did return fire. Police said there were several bullet cases along the trail where the man and police had this first shooting encounter. The teen went into a nearby secluded wooded area.
Investigators believe the vehicle stopped by the officer was an unreported stolen vehicle that had an Oklahoma license plate.
Grand Prairie asked Arlington for assistance in blocking off Lake Ridge Parkway over Joe Pool Lake. That road remained closed for some time as officers searched the area.
Police officers, K9 unit and police helicopter searched the area from Grand Peninsula to Lynn Creek Marina for the teen. Around 1 p.m., the police scaled down their search efforts with these units, but still maintained a heavy police presence in the area.
Just before 2 p.m. Wednesday, Grand Prairie police said a resident living nearby the search area called regarding suspicious activity. When officers arrived in the 600 block of Seeton Road, the officers and the teen exchanged gunfire.
According to information provided by the GPPD, two officers and the teen were struck by gunfire. The officers reportedly suffered non-life threatening injuries and were transported to an area hospital.
According to Grand Prairie police, one of the officers shot the teen once, severely injuring him. He was taken via air ambulance to a trauma center. The teen was pronounced dead at that trauma center, according to police.
Chief Steve Dye said the teen also had at least one other gunshot wound that may have occurred during the first shooting incident.
Police did not reveal the teen's name due to his status as a juvenile.
The identities of the two injured officers was not released by police. One officer was described by the department as a 16-year veteran of the force, while the other has been said to have been part of the Grand Prairie Police Department for seven years.
Police confirmed Wednesday night that a 16-year-old Mansfield teen was pronounced dead at an area hospital after having been shot by officers.
Steve Cremer witnessed the end of the intense manhunt, just outside his window.
"That's gunshots, and we were like, 'let's go, kids, time to go inside!'" said Cremer recalling seeing it outside his window.
Cremer used his Christmas present from last year, a video camera, to capture the tense moments.
"When I started videotaping it, I was like, 'kids, you need stay back, because you don't know if there's one or two, or five [gunmen],'" he said.
"You felt a little better being inside knowing the police were outside," added his wife, Jeannetta Cremer.
In the video, police surround the suspect who is seen walking with a gun in hand. The Cremers say he had already been shot. Minutes later, he falls. Police edge in closer and later carry him out of the field.
The situation began when a Grand Prairie officer pulled the teen over in the 3100 block of North Camino Lagos at about 4:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Grand Prairie police said, after a short vehicular pursuit, the teen got out of the car and ran. While he was running away, he fired at the police officer.
The officer was not hit by the bullets in the early morning shooting. Police said the officer did return fire. Police said there were several bullet cases along the trail where the man and police had this first shooting encounter. The teen went into a nearby secluded wooded area.
Investigators believe the vehicle stopped by the officer was an unreported stolen vehicle that had an Oklahoma license plate.
Grand Prairie asked Arlington for assistance in blocking off Lake Ridge Parkway over Joe Pool Lake. That road remained closed for some time as officers searched the area.
Police officers, K9 unit and police helicopter searched the area from Grand Peninsula to Lynn Creek Marina for the teen. Around 1 p.m., the police scaled down their search efforts with these units, but still maintained a heavy police presence in the area.
Just before 2 p.m. Wednesday, Grand Prairie police said a resident living nearby the search area called regarding suspicious activity. When officers arrived in the 600 block of Seeton Road, the officers and the teen exchanged gunfire.
According to information provided by the GPPD, two officers and the teen were struck by gunfire. The officers reportedly suffered non-life threatening injuries and were transported to an area hospital.
According to Grand Prairie police, one of the officers shot the teen once, severely injuring him. He was taken via air ambulance to a trauma center. The teen was pronounced dead at that trauma center, according to police.
Chief Steve Dye said the teen also had at least one other gunshot wound that may have occurred during the first shooting incident.
Police did not reveal the teen's name due to his status as a juvenile.
The identities of the two injured officers was not released by police. One officer was described by the department as a 16-year veteran of the force, while the other has been said to have been part of the Grand Prairie Police Department for seven years.
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