Mesquite police officer shoots burglary suspect during violent struggle

A suspect is dead after being shot by a Mesquite police officer.

Shortly before midnight Thursday, officers responded to a burglary call at an apartment complex in the 1600 block of Hickory Tree. The suspects fled the area in a large white van.

A short time later, officers spotted a van matching that description on I-635. The van fled when the officers attempted to stop it and a chase ensued. The pursuit ended in Dallas in the 2700 block of Oak Bend Lane when the suspects crashed into a fence.

When the three occupants of the van exited the van, two of them were immediately taken into custody but a third one, 20 year-old Efrain Zarzoza of Dallas, attempted to flee on foot. One of the officers caught the fleeing suspect and when the officer tried to take him into custody the suspect violently resisted and assaulted the officer. The officer, fearing for his life, shot the suspect. Zarzoza was taken to a local hospital where he died of his injuries.

The arrested persons' names and the name of the officer involved have not being released yet.

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