Driver hits 4 Dallas police officers during standoff with barricaded shooting suspect

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A driver injured four Dallas police officers during a standoff with a shooting suspect early Thursday, according to authorities and local reports.

Officers responded to a shooting call around 3:10 a.m. in the 3100 block of Community Drive in a North Dallas neighborhood, the Dallas Police Department said.

The shooting suspect had barricaded himself inside the home after shooting another man, FOX4 Dallas-Fort Worth reported, citing police. Two women and children were reportedly inside the home with the suspect. Officers found the victim with a gunshot wound to the leg, police said. The victim was taken to a local hospital in stable condition.

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As officers were working on scene, an uninvolved driver in a pickup truck hit a marked squad car with one officer inside, and the patrol vehicle then struck three other officers, police said.

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Police said the driver of the pickup truck remained at the scene. (FOX4 Dallas-Fort Worth KDFW)

Officers were using the police vehicle for cover as they worked to get the suspect out of the house, WFAA-TV reported, citing sources.

Officers arrested the shooting suspect after a barricade situation at a home in a north Dallas neighborhood. (FOX4 Dallas-Fort Worth KDFW)

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The driver remained at the scene and was tested for signs of intoxication, though those tests came back negative, the station reported.

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All four officers were taken to a local hospital in stable condition, police said. No further details on their injuries were immediately provided.

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Police said all four injured officers were taken to a hospital in stable condition. (FOX4 Dallas-Fort Worth KDFW)

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Meanwhile, the shooting suspect jumped out of a window and tried to escape capture, police told FOX4, but police say they were able to arrest the suspect at the scene and the investigation remains ongoing.