Law enforcement officials are searching for a heavily armed man who appears to be hiding in a wooded area in the Dallas County town of Sunnyvale. People who live in the area are asked to stay in their homes and schools are delayed.
Police have a neighborhood surrounded in the rural Dallas County town of Sunnyvale as they search for an armed driver who led them on a chase.It all started late Thursday night when officers in Terrell, in Kaufman County, tried to pull over a driver in a reportedly stolen vehicle.The pursuit ended about 20 miles away in Sunnyvale, in eastern Dallas County.The search for an armed man who led police on a chase into rural Dallas County turned into a standoff overnight.
"I live about two streets down on Magic. And I’m pulling off to go to my grandmother’s and I hear shots firing off. I see the helicopters. He was low then up high. He was shooting at the helicopter," said Tucker Ray, a witness. "Four or five cops are pulling up and I’m hearing maybe eight to nine shots ringing out.
The Department of Public Safety said the suspect was armed with some kind of long gun, carrying a rifle and may have fired shots at a law enforcement helicopter that had been flying overhead.The man took off on foot and still has not yet been captured.DPS said troopers are confident he is still in the area hiding in the woods.
During the search overnight, officers used thermal equipment to try to locate a heat source in the wooded area where they are looking. Although there is not a significant threat to residents, people who live in the area are being asked to stay inside their homes.
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