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This article was first published on August 6, 2026 by FOX 4 (KDFW) and curated for The Dallas readers.

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This story was reported by Tracy DeLatte at FOX 4 (KDFW).

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Dallas officer fires shot during felony traffic stop of carjacking suspect

Summary by The Dallas Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Tracy DeLatte, as published by FOX 4 (KDFW) · August 6, 2026 · 1 min read

An officer fired a weapon during a felony traffic stop Thursday morning following a carjacking in South Dallas, though no injuries were reported and a suspect was taken into custody, police said.

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Summary created by	The Dallas Editorial Desk — automated, rule-governed
Byline on source page	Tracy DeLatte, as published by FOX 4 (KDFW)
Original story	Read at the source
Source published	Aug 6, 2026
Indexed here	Aug 9, 2026
AI assistance	Automated summary drawn from the source’s own published text
Prepublication human review	No — editorial rules, flagged-item review, and published samples

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