From Dallas Express · Dallas Express · · 1m 30s
A Plano killing ends in flames on I-35
A shooting on a quiet Plano street ended Monday with a burning Dodge Charger and a shut-down interstate near Denton.
In brief
A shooting on a quiet Plano street ended Monday with a burning Dodge Charger and a shut-down interstate near Denton. A Sunday night domestic shooting in Plano ended roughly 12 hours later with the suspect dead in a fiery crash that closed I-35 in both directions. Originally reported by Dallas Express.
It started on Lakestream Drive
Plano police say a man fatally shot his ex-girlfriend inside a home near Parker Road and Alma Drive around 10 p.m. Sunday, then drove off in a Dodge Charger.
The family knew him
Relatives of the victim were at the house and identified the suspect to officers right away. That gave police a name and a car to hunt for overnight.
A hit on the Charger
Monday morning, police got a hit on the vehicle. DPS troopers tried to pull the driver over on Interstate 35 in Denton County. He refused to stop.
He fired at troopers
The suspect shot at DPS troopers and kept running north toward Sanger and Valley View. Valley View police got the call for backup around 10 a.m.
“The suspect fired at troopers and continued fleeing.”
Crash, then fire
The Charger crashed at speed and burst into flames, setting the highway median on fire. Traffic stopped in both directions as the grass burned.
Dead, and still unnamed
The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene. I-35 stayed closed for hours while crews cleared the wreck, and police have not released the names of the victim or the suspect.
The one thing
A Sunday night domestic shooting in Plano ended roughly 12 hours later with the suspect dead in a fiery crash that closed I-35 in both directions.
