By Steve Thompson
The Dallas Morning News
DALLAS — One person was dead, another was in custody and a third remained at-large after Dallas police encountered the burglary suspects and exchanged gunfire near Kiest Park this morning.
The incident occurred in the 1600 block of Monte Carlo Street, Dallas police said. The shooting happened in a garage apartment in the back of a home, which was occupied by a teenager.
Police received a report of a suspicious vehicle in front of the home at about 8:30 a.m. and a report of a burglary about 20 minutes later. Police did not immediately say who called 911.
Two of the three officers responding to the scene fired their weapons, police said.
Police did not release the identity of the man killed but described him as a Latino in his 20s or 30s.
A police helicopter was circling the area searching for the one person who remained on the loose.
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