Department of Public Safety Texas Rangers are investigating an officer-involved shooting that took place Thursday night near Pharr.
Department of Public Safety Texas Rangers are investigating an officer-involved shooting that took place Thursday night near Pharr.
At about 11:50 p.m. Thursday a Texas DPS trooper attempted to stop the driver of a Ford Explorer for a traffic violation near U.S. 281 and Anaya Road, according to a news release from Texas DPS officials.
Authorities said the driver refused to stop and evaded the trooper until he lost control of his vehicle at the intersection of Anaya Road and Mould Street, where he crashed into a chain link fence.
The man, later identified as Oscar Peña-Lopez, fled his vehicle, and at some point gunfire was exchanged between the man and the trooper, the release states.
No injuries were reported.
Peña-Lopez, 30, a resident of Pharr, was detained at a nearby residence in the 800 block of Zavala Avenue, DPS officials said.
DPS spokeswoman Sgt. Maria Montalvo said the investigation remains ongoing.
Peña-Lopez was transported and booked into the Hidalgo County Jail Friday morning on charges of driving while intoxicated, evading arrest or detention, and fail to identify fugitive from justice, the release states.
If convicted of the most serious charge of evading arrest, a third-degree felony, Peña-Lopez faces up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
