Incident Information***************************************
At 4:15 a.m. Wednesday, April 14, a Burleson Police officer made a traffic stop in the 1100-block of Hillside Drive. The officer approached the vehicle on the passenger side. One of the three occupants in the vehicle fired shots and struck the Burleson police officer.
The suspect’s fled the scene in the car from the Hillside location. It is believed the suspects abandoned the vehicle in the 700-block of John Jones Drive.
Suspects then fled the John Jones location. It is believed that one of the suspects went to a home in the 8000-block of County Road 802 and carjacked a resident. At 8:44 a.m. a female arrived at the Joshua Police Department, 102 S Main Street, with gunshot wounds. She was transported to Huguley South and was pronounced deceased.
The Chief said Officer Lott took one to his vest, one to his shoulder, and one clean through his neck. God was certainly watching over him today.