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Texas shootout possibly linked to Colo. prison chief murder

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    Claudia Cowan reports from Denver

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From fox tonight a potential break in this week's shocking murder of the head of Colorado's department of corrections.

Developing now state investigators are headed to the scene of another crime in Texas after a wild hundred mile an hour police chase and shoot out.

With the driver of a car that matches the description of the suspects getaway vehicle.

Now here's the back story on Tuesday night police say somebody -- -- this man's home Tom Clements and shot him dead right -- it to the front door.

Neighbors described seeing a box shaped Cadillac or Lincoln near the crime scene -- the night of the killing.

Now fast -- earlier today cops outside Dallas -- pulled over a black Cadillac the driver shot and wounded the officer and took off.

Police say the driver then shot it several other police cars but a tractor trailer T bone and you can see what happened the car crashed the guy got out and kept shooting.

Big cop shot back and putting them.

He's reportedly legally did -- still on life support they're gonna collect his organs but only so they can do that.

About an hour ago investigators in Texas say they are working hard to determine whether they have their suspect.

We will confirm to say that the Colorado is sending.

And it should be here this evening.

Investigators.

That are working on that case in other homicide cases and -- the Colorado.

-- but they say there's no way to know until they get fingerprints examine that vehicle and try to match the weapons.

Claudia talents and our Denver bureaus and Claudia and now the focus shifts down -- Texas.

That's right -- -- Colorado investigators are due to arrive in the lone star state at any time and try to see if this is their man either in supplements case.

Or possibly other unsolved murders.

Police saying at the driver of this Cadillac made it very clear he would not be taken alive.

The high speed chase continued for miles the driver at one point even taking aim at a local police chief.

He came out of me was I was sick probably about a hundred miles hour just has has left arm out the Lyndon you do you just shoot.

He shot 44 times when he passed by my car parked parked in the media allow it.

An important note to add your shepherd that black Cadillac did have a Colorado plates.

Now police described the driver as a white man in his thirties about a 160.

Pounds.

They -- to identify him through his fingerprints and evidence from his cock.

Claudia any other possible suspects in this.

While police say there were no threats against -- slight but -- given his position they are taking a look at people who may have held a grudge.

-- had recently asked for the chemicals needed to carry out the execution.

-- Nathan Dunlap he was convicted of killing four people during a restaurant shooting Rampage in 1993.

And last week Clemens denied a prison transfer four who made an algebra -- A Saudi national serving time for holding a housekeeper.

As a sex slave.

But tonight officially still no suspect and no motive either Kelly -- in Denver.

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