Overview

• Carrollton officers stopped Keith Kemp for a traffic violation on East Belt Line Road Tuesday night and said they developed reasonable suspicion of narcotics activity.
• Police say Kemp brandished a handgun, threatened to shoot himself, held the weapon to his head and then ran into neighboring Farmers Branch.
• During a foot pursuit, Kemp allegedly turned and pointed the gun at officers, prompting a Carrollton officer to fire multiple shots that struck him.
• Kemp, a convicted felon from Paris, Texas, was hospitalized in critical condition Wednesday and faces charges of unlawful firearm possession as a felon and aggravated assault on a peace officer.
• Authorities have not identified the officer who fired, have not disclosed whether any narcotics were recovered and have launched a joint inquiry involving Carrollton and Farmers Branch police.