DPS: Trooper fires weapon to disable fleeing vehicle after getting rammed
by: Dave Burge, Shelby Kapp, Gabriela Rodríguez
Posted: Mar 31, 2023 / 06:53 PM CDT
Updated: Mar 31, 2023 / 11:11 PM CDT
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – A vehicle pursuit took place around 8 a.m. Friday, March 31, and ended in a crash and shots being fired in the Lower Valley.
According to a statement sent out by the Texas Department of Public Safety, a trooper fired his service weapon to disable the fleeing vehicle, after the driver rammed the trooper’s vehicle.
The preliminary investigation shows at approximately 8 a.m., a DPS trooper attempted to stop a white Chevrolet SUV for a speeding violation near Interstate 10 and Executive Center in West El Paso.
Video courtesy of a witness to the incident Friday, March 31.
The driver fled and evaded the trooper, according to a statement sent out by DPS.
https://www.alipac.us/f12/dps-trooper-fires-weapon-disable-fleeing-vehicle-after-getting-rammed-407245/