White Settlement officers arrest robbery suspect who shot at apartment building, ran: police

A suspect wanted in connection to two robbery charges was arrested in White Settlement on Thursday during a foot chase with police after he shot at an apartment building, according to the White Settlement Police Department. Police said they found the gun the suspect threw away during the chase.

Body-camera footage of the chase was released Thursday evening. No one was injured.

At 10:55 a.m., police responded to the Westlake Gardens apartment complex on South Las Vegas Trail on a report of a shooting.

White Settlement Police Chief Christopher Cook said he requested assistance from the Fort Worth Police Department and the Tarrant County Constables Office due to the danger of the suspect firing his handgun twice at the Westlake Gardens apartment complex.

When officers arrived, the suspect, 21-year-old Kylon Malik Taylor, fled on foot with his handgun that he used to fire at the apartment building, police said.

Taylor had a warrant for his arrest on two aggravated robbery charges in Tarrant County, firearm theft in Tarrant County, evading arrest in Tarrant County, assault bodily injury-family violence in Fort Worth, and robbery from Fort Worth.

Officers pursued Taylor across Las Vegas Trail into another apartment complex and ended up in an auto dealership parking lot along the Interstate 30 service road, according to police.

As officers continued chasing the armed suspect, Taylor went into a housing division along Westpoint Boulevard and Dale Lane, police said.

Westworth Village Police Department and the Fort Worth Marshal’s Office also assisted.

Officers continued to pursue the suspect on foot for several minutes. At one point, officers lost sight of the suspect in a residential area located in the 9100 block of Diane Drive, police said in a news release.

Taylor ran straight toward Cook, who was on the perimeter established by police to contain the suspect in the 9100 block of Diane, according to police.

Taylor “knew his time was up” when a helicopter arrived to assist police, Cook told the Star-Telegram.

Cook, Patrol Lt. Roger Yount, and other officers were able to take the suspect into custody without incident.

Police next searched for the gun the suspect threw during the pursuit, Cook said in an update at 12:50 p.m. Officers went door to door.

Taylor claimed he didn’t remember exactly where he threw the gun, according to police. He faces new charges of deadly conduct/discharge of firearm, unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, tampering with/fabricating physical evidence and evading arrest, in addition to the multiple felony warrants.

Officers with the Fort Worth Arson and Bomb Squad responded with a dog to help look for the gun. Residents in the areas south of Westpoint Boulevard, east of Dale Lane, west of South Las Vegas Trail and north of the service road were asked to search their back yards.

The gun was found on the 9100 block of Barbara Drive at around 2 p.m., Cook told the Star-Telegram.

“This was an extremely dangerous situation with an armed suspect who had just discharged his firearm multiple times,” Cook said. “I am incredibly proud of the teamwork, setting a quick perimeter, and for the mutual aid assistance from our partner law enforcement agencies. Officers never gave up and recovered the gun, even when the suspect refused to tell us where he threw it. Had an unsuspecting child picked this firearm up, there could have been tragic consequences.”