{"id":278853,"date":"2026-05-04T23:33:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T23:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/278853\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T23:33:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T23:33:07","slug":"robbery-suspect-taken-to-hospital-after-shot-by-officers-in-richardson-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/278853\/","title":{"rendered":"Robbery suspect taken to hospital after shot by officers in Richardson, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"

A suspect was transported to the hospital after being shot by Richardson police officers late Monday afternoon, authorities said in a news release. <\/p>\n

According to the Richardson Police Department, officers were called at about 4 p.m. to a robbery in progress at a business in the 1400 block of East Belt Line Road. When officers arrived, they learned the suspect had run away from the scene and was reportedly armed. <\/p>\n

Richardson PD said officers located a person who matched the suspect’s description walking east of the business and attempted to make contact. <\/p>\n

However, “during the encounter, an officer-involved shooting occurred,” the news release said. <\/p>\n

The suspect was transported to the hospital in an unknown condition, police said. <\/p>\n

The circumstances surrounding what led to the shooting have not been released as the investigation continued, police said. <\/p>\n

As a result of the incident, crews have shut down both the eastbound and westbound lanes of Belt Line Road, between North Plano Road and North St. Johns Drive.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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