{"id":277758,"date":"2026-05-04T03:07:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T03:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/277758\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T03:07:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T03:07:09","slug":"suspect-in-texas-hospitalized-after-shooting-following-vehicle-theft-police-chase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/277758\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect in Texas hospitalized after shooting following vehicle theft, police chase"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas – A suspect accused of stealing a vehicle and firing at a police officer was shot by police Saturday night after a brief pursuit in Grand Prairie, according to the Grand Prairie police.<\/p>\n

Police pursuit ends in shooting \"\" <\/p>\n

What we know:<\/p>\n

Grand Prairie police officers responded around 8 p.m. to a reported family disturbance in the 3900 block of Dechman Drive, where a woman told police that a man she had previously been in a relationship with, had come to her home and taken her vehicle.<\/p>\n

Police later located the suspect, who fled in the stolen vehicle and led officers on a short chase. The pursuit ended when the vehicle became disabled, police said.<\/p>\n

Suspect identified as 30-year-old Mark Williams \"\" <\/p>\n

Dig deeper:<\/p>\n

The suspect was identified as 30-year-old Mark Williams of Grimes, Texas. Williams was wanted on multiple felony charges and now faces an additional charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon against a peace officer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Additional charges are pending.<\/p>\n

Details of the AR-15 exchange \"\" <\/p>\n

(FILES) This file photo taken on December 5, 2012 shows an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle in Berryville, Virginia. The US Supreme Court on November 27, 2017 once again refused to intervene in the heated national debate over gun violence, leaving in place <\/p>\n

What they’re saying:<\/p>\n

Authorities said Williams was armed with an AR-15-style rifle, then fired at an officer, striking the officer\u2019s patrol vehicle. The officer returned fire, hitting the suspect, who then surrendered.<\/p>\n

Officers provided first aid until paramedics arrived. The suspect was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive, police said. No officers were injured.<\/p>\n

Independent investigation underway <\/p>\n

What’s next:<\/p>\n

The Dallas County District Attorney\u2019s Office Officer-Involved Shooting Team is conducting an independent investigation, while the Grand Prairie Police Department\u2019s Office of Professional Standards is carrying out a concurrent administrative review, in line with department policy.<\/p>\n

The Source: Information in this article was provided by Grand Prairie police.<\/p>\n

Grand Prairie<\/a>Texas<\/a>Crime and Public Safety<\/a>Dallas County<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas – A suspect accused of stealing a vehicle and firing at a police officer was…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":277759,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[1046,581,1279,223,27,29,28,216,393],"class_list":["post-277758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-crime-publicsafety","tag-dallas-county","tag-grand-prairie","tag-news","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news","tag-tx","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=277758"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277758\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/277759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=277758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=277758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=277758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}