A 35-year-old man was killed after opening fire at police officers, ending an hours-long standoff at a home in Hurst Tuesday, police say.
An affidavit obtained by NBC 5 details the March 15 incident at a home in the 600 block of Willow Street.
Police were first called about 2:06 a.m. to a welfare check and report of shots fired, the affidavit said, after a woman called 911 to report her husband had called her and threatened to take his own life.
Police, parked along the street outside the home, contacted the man, identified as 35-year-old Carlos Salas, over the phone, the affidavit said. Salas told an officer that "he wanted police to kill him, and he had made up his mind that he was going to die 'tonight,'" the affidavit said.
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The call ended and was followed seconds later by multiple gunshots fired from the home toward officers, according to the affidavit.
"Officers estimated approximately 10-15 rounds were fired in rapid succession," the affidavit continued, describing how officers "could hear the rounds whizzing nearby above them."
Officers established a perimeter and acquired assistance from the North East Tarrant County Area SWAT Team, which consists of officers from surrounding police departments including Euless, Bedford and Grapevine.
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Police noted three to five additional shots, which sounded more muffled, possibly coming from inside the home, the affidavit said. Officers heard dozens more rounds as they waited for backup to arrive.
"Negotiators made multiple attempts to get the suspect to surrender but the suspect was non-compliant," a Texas DPS spokesman said in a statement.
After attempting to negotiate, SWAT officers deployed tear gas and went into the home, where they continued trying to negotiate. Police said the man kept shooting and refused to surrender.
At about 8:35 a.m., Salas climbed out of a side window and opened fire at officers, who shot back.
"Officers rendered aid and medics, who were staged nearby, responded however the suspect succumbed to his wounds and was pronounced deceased at the scene," DPS Sgt. Josue De La Cerda said.
There were no other injuries.
The Texas Rangers are investigating.
Editor's note: This story was updated March 24 with new details from a police affidavit.
