AUSTIN -- The identity of the man who was shot and killed by a Cedar Park police officer has been released.
Police said 20-year-old Chad Runge was fleeing from the scene of an armed robbery when he was shot by an officer outside of a fast food restaurant Friday night.
Business at the Bush's Chicken was back to normal Saturday. There was no police tape or markings on the ground to indicate where the shooting happened. Still, it is what a lot of people in Cedar Park are talking about.
Police were called out to the Little Caesar's restaurant on Walton Way around 10:45 p.m. Friday for a robbery in progress.
The police chief said an officer who was close by arrived, and a witness pointed out the suspect who was running away on foot.
That officer and others who were arriving on scene chased the suspect for less than half a mile to the back of Bush's chicken on West Whitestone Boulevard.
"The officer that ended up being in the shooting, actually was kind of way out in front of the pursuit, and was coming from the other direction while other officers were pursuing," said Cedar Park Police Chief Henry Fluck.
Police say the armed man confronted the officer, and the officer shot him.
Chad Runge died on scene.
Runge has five prior arrests. Three for possession of marijuana, one for false report of theft, and one for criminal trespass and public intoxication.
Runge is from Cedar Park.
There is still a lot of information that the police department will not release -- including what type of weapon Runge allegedly had and whether he shot at the officer.
Fluck said he does not want to taint the jury pool. The officer involved is now on administrative duty.
Cedar Park Police Department will release the officer's name on Monday.
