‘Family violence' call leads to deadly officer-involved shooting in Grand Prairie

A woman is dead and a Grand Prairie Police officer has been placed on administrative leave following a shooting Saturday night.

Neighbors living in the Tripoli Trail area told NBC 5 they were in shock that a fatal officer-involved shooting could happen on their street.

Grand Prairie Police said they were called to a home near 1200 Tripoli Trail after 7 p.m. Saturday for a domestic assault. When they got to the home, police said the victim of the assault broke out of the home's front window and ran to officers for safety.

Moments later, investigators said a woman came outside, pointing a handgun at officers and the victim. One officer shot the woman, who died at the scene.

"Fearing for their lives, and the life of the victim, a single officer fired their duty weapon striking the suspect," the police department wrote of the incident.

"It’s a tragedy," said neighbor Horacio Gutierrez. "It's very quiet here, I'm shocked," another Tripoli Trail resident told NBC 5.

People living in the area where the shooting happened said their neighborhood hadn't seen an incident of violence like this in years.

"It’s unbelievable, that something like this would happen," Gutierrez said.

One neighbor said before the shooting, he saw two women talking normally outside the home. Hours later, his family heard a single gunshot. He’s waiting to find out who the victim was, and why this happened.

"Situation like that, you’re pointing a gun to [sic] a policeman, that’s the wrong thing to do," Gutierrez said.

Another woman who lives next door said she never expected an incident like this.

"I hope it wasn’t my neighbor," Morena De La Hoya said. "She was very sweet, kept to herself."

The name of the suspect will be released once her family has been notified of her death.

The department said the officer who shot the suspect has been placed on routine administrative leave, and the Dallas County District Attorney's Office Officer‐Involved Shooting Team is conducting an independent investigation. The Grand Prairie Police Department's Office of Professional Standards will conduct a concurrent administrative investigation.

NBC 5 knocked on the door where the incident happened and a family member inside said they didn’t want to speak with us, saying their family was still trying to find out what happened last night.

On Sunday, NBC 5 asked Grand Prairie Police if there was any body camera footage of the shooting, and if officers used any de-escalation measures before firing their weapon.

Grand Prairie police responded by saying:

"As stated in the press release, the suspect exited the residence with a firearm in her hand, in a shooting position, pointing it in the direction of the officers and the victim. The officer was not afforded time to de-escalate and immediately responded to the threat in order to protect the lives of the officers and the victim.”

Body camera video is not available at this time, according to Grand Prairie PD.