3 police officers wounded in suburban Dallas shooting

FLOWER MOUND, Texas (AP) – Police in a Dallas suburb say three officers have been shot and wounded while answering a report of a suicidal person.

Police in Flower Mound, Texas, say the three officers responded to the 7 p.m. Wednesday report and were trying to contact the man, who was alone in the house, when gunfire erupted.

The officers returned fire but had no contact with the man for several hours.

The man was taken into custody at around 5:30 A.M. Thursday.

Two officers were taken to hospitals in stable condition, while the third was treated at the shooting scene and cleared.

 

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