AUSTIN, Tex - Travis County deputies were involved in a shootout overnight that ended in a suspect being shot to death.
It began at the Precinct 4 substation in southeast Travis County and ended in the 10400 block of FM 812 last night, according to sheriff’s office spokesman Roger Wade.
Wade said a deputy heard shots outside of the Precinct 4 offices near U.S. 183, where deputies typically fuel their vehicles, at about 10:35 p.m. The deputy went to find out where the shots were coming from, and the deputy said he heard shots coming from a vehicle, which sped off at about 100 mph down FM 812, Wade said.
Deputies chased the vehicle, and Wade said the suspect ran a deputy off the road, damaging the patrol car and leaving the deputy with minor injuries. That deputy was taken to the hospital.
As officials pursued the man, he proceeded to Texas 21 in Bastrop County when the man pulled over and started shooting at the deputies, according to Wade. Deputies shot back. The suspect was hit by an unknown number of bullets and was pronounced dead at 11:25 p.m.
Texas 21 near Voss Parkway (a mile east of Cedar Creek in Bastrop County) was closed this morning until around 11:30 while officials investigated.
It is the second local shooting involving local law enforcement this week and the third in the past two weeks.
According to Statesman records, the last time a Travis County sheriff’s deputy fatally shot a suspect was July 2003, when Deputy Gregory Truitt shot and killed a man in East Austin after the man pulled Truitt into his car.
ma police, boston ma police, massachusetts police, massachusetts police, mass state police, mass police, ma, mass, massachusetts, massachusetts, massachutes, massachusetts law, massachusetts polece, police, officer, police officer, cops, police gear, law enforcement, police duty gear, state police, sheriff, law, police supply, police agency directory, police agency, police department, traffic officer, police dept, state trooper, dispatcher, massachusetts county sheriff, massachusetts sheriff, massachusetts department of corrections, ma doc, doc, dept of corrections, police information, civil service, ma civil service, massachusetts crime, police training, police academy, ma police academy, massachusetts officers, masscop, masscops, mpa, bpa, ibpoa, police association, massachusetts police news, massachusetts crime news, mass most wanted, police career information, police patrol, police administration, police books, crime scene training, police discussion, crime discussions, cops
About MassCops, the home for Massachusetts law enforcement.
The Massachusetts Law Enforcement Network opened in 1998 and is now a part of the New England Police Network The site is a pro-police discussion forum intended for sworn police officers and civilian law enforcement officials as well as those interested in pursuing a career in law enforcement here in Massachusetts.
The goal of The Massachusetts Law Enforcement Network is to provide an informal network of law enforcement officials here in Massachusetts for educational and informational purposes.
The forum covers many topics such as Police Related News Articles, Agency & Profession Discussions, Police Training as well as Law Enforcement Career Information.
The Massachusetts Law Enforcement Network and The New England Police Network (NEPN) and it's network sites are privately owned websites/domains and are not affiliated with or endorsed by any government association or agency.
MassCops (masscops.com) and (masscop.com) are privately owned are not affiliated with or endorsed by the Massachusetts Coalition of Police (masscop.org)
ma police, boston ma police, massachusetts police, massachusetts police, mass state police, mass police, ma, mass, massachusetts, massachusetts, massachutes, massachusetts law, massachusetts polece, police, officer, police officer, cops, police gear, law enforcement, police duty gear, state police, sheriff, law, police supply, police agency directory, police agency, police department, traffic officer, police dept, state trooper, dispatcher, massachusetts county sheriff, massachusetts sheriff, massachusetts department of corrections, ma doc, doc, dept of corrections, police information, civil service, ma civil service, massachusetts crime, police training, police academy, ma police academy, massachusetts officers, masscop, masscops, mpa, bpa, ibpoa, police association, massachusetts police news, massachusetts crime news, mass most wanted, police career information, police patrol, police administration, police books, crime scene training, police discussion, crime discussions, cops