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Authorities
arrested Ed McIver Jr. on Tuesday evening, four hours after
officer Matthew Pierce was wounded during a foot chase with the
20-year-old suspect and his father 42-year-old Ed McIver Sr. The
father was killed, Fort Worth Police Department said in a
statement.
Pierce, who has been with the Fort Worth Police Department since
2009, underwent surgery for multiple gunshot wounds at an area
hospital, a police spokeswoman said. Police said Pierce was in
critical condition.
The pair fled when authorities pulled them over in an SUV they
were traveling in at about 2:30 p.m. local time to arrest McIver
Sr., who was wanted on felonies warrants for aggravated assault
with a deadly weapon and aggravated assault family violence
charges, police said in a statement.
The two ran into a wooded area along Interstate 30 in west Fort
Worth and exchanged gunfire with police. The elder McIver was
shot and killed, police said.
Authorities captured McIver Jr. at about 6:30 p.m. local time
after an extensive search. He was armed with a rifle. McIver Jr.
was being held on criminal attempt capital murder, evading
arrest and unlawful carrying of a weapon charges, police said.
It was unclear which suspect shot Pierce, police said.
(Reporting by Brendan O'Brien in Milwaukee; editing by Ralph
Boulton)
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