Robbery suspect killed by Fort Worth police officer
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FORT WORTH — A Fort Worth police officer shot and killed a man during a chase this morning in a grass field near Lake Arlington, according to police.
The chase started when an off-duty police officer began following a vehicle occupied by a robbery suspect. The officer called a dispatcher, who sent patrol units to the area.
A chased ensued and the suspect drove his car into a field just south of Big Fork Road near Lake Arlington, where his car got stuck in a ditch.
At that point the suspect fled from the vehicle on foot, with police in pursuit. He pulled out a weapon and fired at police, authorities said.
An officer returned fire and hit the suspect. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
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