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Name Withheld

Age :

Gender : Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 01/05/2026

Location : Dallas North Tollway near Parker Road

City : Plano

County : Collin

State : Texas

Agency : Texas Department of Public Safety, Addison Police Department

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Suicide

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 01/05/2026, Addison Police attempted a traffic stop near Airport Parkway and the Dallas North Tollway after police said the driver had assaulted an officer. The driver did not stop. Officers escalated a pursuit northbound on the tollway into Collin County. Texas Department of Public Safety troopers joined and assumed primary involvement. Near Parker Road in Plano, a trooper used a precision immobilization technique to stop the vehicle. Officers approached and found the driver inside with a gunshot wound. Authorities stated the wound was self-inflicted. The driver was pronounced dead in the vehicle. Officials have not released the driver’s name. Reporting confirms a firearm was recovered from inside the vehicle. No body-camera or dash-camera footage release has been publicly announced.

 

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox4news.com/news/suspect-dead-after-police-chase-dallas-north-tollway
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2026/01/06/driver-dies-of-self-inflicted-wound-after-night-police-chase-ends-in-plano-officials-say/
https://www.wfaa.com/article/traffic/dallas-north-tollway-closed-parker-road-plano-police-chase-crash/287-de054ae5-4d97-4517-a2b8-2a2d6924ea5a