Keith Thompson

Deadly force

Thompson stole a truck parked at a Shell store, a female passenger still napping inside, and drove away. He returned to the store, left the woman there and fled again. Officers pursued Thompson along I-20 into Tarrant county. Sheriff Ira Mercer shot at Thompson's other as he doubled back to Palo Pinto. A tire exploded, the truck crashed and Thompson died. The Texas Ranger Division investigated.