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Police Shoot Man After Pursuit from Mesquite to Dallas

A 30-year-old man is in good condition after being shot by police behind a Family Dollar Store along Ferguson Road in East Dallas.

Police said the incident started around 7 p.m. Sunday when a woman called police, saying a man had assaulted her.

Officers said they tried to pull over suspect Steve Hames in the parking lot of the Mesquite Inn and Suites in the 4600 block of Interstate 30. When police arrived, they said Hames sped off from a traffic stop.

Officers said the vehicle pulled in behind the Family Dollar in the 8000 block of Ferguson Road in Dallas. Officers reported Hames drove his car in reverse and began driving towards the officers and that's when they opened fire.

Hames was taken into custody and transported to Baylor Medical Center in Dallas where police reported he is in good condition.

Police have not yet released what charges Hames could face.

No officers were injured.

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