GREENVILLE, Texas -- A police officer was killed and a suspect wounded during a shooting in North Texas, police said Tuesday. Police Chief Chris Smith said Officer Cooper Dawson died in a hospital following the shooting Monday night in Greenville, about 45 miles (70 kilometers) northeast of Dallas.

A Texas police officer tragically died in the line of duty while pursuing a suspect following a routine traffic stop on Monday night. According to a Facebook post from the Greenville Police Department,

The Greenville Police Department in Hunt County is grieving the loss of a fellow officer. Officer Cooper Dawson was killed in the line of duty overnight. Police said he was ambushed by a suspect he was chasing.

The shooting death of Officer Cooper Dawson is the first line-of-duty death for Greenville PD in more than 100 years. Investigators say he was shot and killed during a chase and "ambush attack."