A man who led Lake Worth officers on a chase opened fire on Lake Worth and Fort Worth officers multiple times prior to being fatally shot by a SWAT officer...
A man who led Lake Worth officers on a chase opened fire on Lake Worth and Fort Worth officers multiple times prior to being
When more Lake Worth officers arrived, they requested Sides exit his pickup so they could investigate. Sides then drove off, prompting a short chase with police. Noakes said during the press conference that Sides made statements that he didn’t want to go back to prison. During the 911 call, he told the operator he would rather kill himself than return to prison.After a multi-hour standoff, during which crisis negotiators attempted to speak with Sides, gas was deployed in the home in an attempt to get him to leave the home, Noakes said. Sides then exited the home pointing the handgun at himself at about 8:20 p.m., body camera footage showed.
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