Southwest Center Mall Parking Lot Shooting in Dallas (VIDEO)
A man is dead after a 30 minute standoff with police at Southwest Center Mall.
The chase started when officers attempted to pull over a suspect wanted on several felony warrants. He refused to stop and allegedly drove toward officers.
During the chase, the suspect stopped several times… witnesses saw him try to throw something out of his car window, too.
The chase ended at the mall where SWAT surrounded the suspect’s car. He refused to get out of the car.
The suspect was shot by officers in the mall parking lot, according to police.
A slow-speed pursuit of a felony warrant suspect in Dallas ended with the suspect dead in the parking lot of the Southwest Center Mall on Monday.
The chase began after 1 p.m. when Dallas police pulled over a driver, 30-year-old Michael Mayo, who was wanted on felony warrants. Mayo was with his girlfriend at the time.
Police smelled marijuana and called for backup, and the suspect took off driving. The girlfriend jumped out of the car.
A somewhat erratic chase ensued, with the suspect pulling over several times but then jumping back into his small red car.
Hwy. 67 was shut down near the Southwest Center Mall because the suspect was stopped on the service road, with the suspect moving one last time and coming to a stop in the parking lot on the northeast side of the mall.
SWAT officers were able to surround the suspect’s vehicle in the mall parking lot, and the suspect went down about 2:20 p.m. The suspect had a gun and pointed it at police and at his own head during the standoff, and police tried to negotiate a surrender.
People on scene heard gunshots that ended the standoff — police shot and killed the suspect.
Medical personnel were on hand shortly after the shots and could be seen from Sky4, but the suspect was declared dead at the scene.
A criminal background check into Mayo shows arrests for burglary, theft and drug possession.
During the standoff, shoppers at the mall and people working nearby were told to shelter in place.
“We were horrified,” said witness Missy Walton. “We were scared to death. We did know how many people were involved…we couldn’t lock the building, so we were very scared.”
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