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Trooper Fatally Shoots Driver After Stolen Fort Worth Ambulance Chase on I-35

The Texas Rangers are leading an active probe after DPS says the ambulance rammed vehicles and resisted a PIT maneuver.

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The upper deck of I-35 southbound is currently closed because of an “active law enforcement” incident involving the Texas Department of Public Safety, according to the Austin Police Department.
An Austin police vehicle responds along Interstate 35 as authorities investigate a law enforcement incident that closed the upper deck for several hours Thursday. (Photo Credit: @Code3_SD)

Overview

  • DPS says troopers were notified around 6:30 a.m. Thursday that a Fort Worth Fire/EMS ambulance was traveling southbound on I-35 and the driver refused a traffic stop.
  • The pursuit continued into Austin where, officials say, the driver intentionally rammed multiple civilian vehicles near U.S. 290 and a PIT maneuver by troopers failed.
  • A trooper then fired on the upper deck of southbound I-35, striking the driver, who was pronounced dead at the scene, and authorities have not released the person’s identity.
  • The Texas Rangers have taken over the officer-involved shooting investigation and large portions of southbound I-35 from U.S. 183 to Airport Boulevard were closed for hours while the scene was processed.
  • Fort Worth officials confirmed one of their ambulances was stolen from Station 4 and multiple agencies remain involved as investigators work to piece together how the theft led to the long chase and shooting.