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A robbery suspect was shot and killed by police near Dallas, Texas, Friday after taking a female hostage.
Two Irving police officers respond to a robbery in the afternoon when the suspect took a female hostage and threatened her with a handgun if cops didn't back down, KDFW-TV reported.
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Video captured the harrowing scene that unfolded next.
One of the officers fired a single shot that struck the suspect in the head killing him and causing him to fall to the ground. The hostage escaped with no physical injuries.
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“The suspect rounded the corner and put the hostage into a car. At that moment, realizing the hostage’s life was in danger, the officers opened fire – striking and killing the suspect,” Irving police spokesman James McClellan told KDFW.
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