A suspect wanted in connection with a murder investigation was shot and killed by officers near Town East Mall in Mesquite on Saturday, authorities said.

At about 10:15 a.m., Dallas police responded to a shooting in the 9000 block of Markville Drive, where a female victim had been shot. Dallas Fire-Rescue took her to a hospital, where she later died. Investigators said the suspect fled the scene.

The Mesquite Police Department told CBS News Texas that Dallas police were conducting surveillance in the 2600 block of Franklin Drive on the wanted suspect, later identified as 32-year-old Gerald Frank Martin. 

When Martin got into a vehicle at about 11:45 a.m., Dallas officers tried to conduct a traffic stop at East Service Road and Interstate 635, in front of Town East Mall, police said.  

DPD said the traffic stop "led to an armed confrontation," and Martin was struck by gunfire. He died from his injuries, police said. 

No officers were hurt during the incident. 

The Dallas County District Attorney's Office responded to the scene and will conduct its own investigation. The Office of Community Police Oversight also responded. Mesquite police will investigate the officer-involved shooting.