Woman found dead in getaway car after robbery call in Hutchins
HUTCHINS, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) - A woman was found dead in a getaway vehicle on April 21 after police responded to an armed robbery call at a Hutchins motel.
At about 11:00 a.m., the Hutchins Police Department got a 911 call about a possible robbery in progress at the local Motel 6. The suspects fled the location, but offers were able to get a vehicle description and license plate number.
The vehicle was located as it entered northbound IH-45 from Dowdy Ferry Road. A brief pursuit of the suspects led the officers to a Dallas neighborhood off of Stagecoach Trail and Maxine Drive, where the vehicle crashed.
The three suspects fled the vehicle on foot in different directions. Officers on scene pursued them, and one of them was successfully caught.
When officers returned to the vehicle, they found an unresponsive adult woman lying facing down on the floor of the back seat. She has not yet been identified, and police did not identify the cause of death.
Police said they were able to identify the victim in the initial robbery call, and that they are cooperating with investigators.
An investigation is ongoing, and police have yet to release any names.
