Theft suspect shot himself in the head during North Richland Hills police chase
A theft suspect in a vehicle whom police officers pursued from a store in North Richland Hills died on Sunday in Fort Worth of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, authorities said.
The suspect, a 58-year-old man whose name authorities have not released, was driving and crashed near the 4700 block of West Loop 820, hitting a light pole and stopping in traffic lanes, authorities said. As officers approached the vehicle, they found the suspect’s slumped body.
North Richland Hills Police Department officers chased the vehicle from a Walmart on Northeast Loop 820 into the city of Fort Worth.
No Fort Worth officers were involved in the pursuit.
Fort Worth police detectives are investigating the man’s death.
Emerson Clarridge
Fort Worth Star-Telegram