1 officer killed, 3 wounded in standoff with gunman in small West Texas town
The incident involves a man barricaded in a house Thursday afternoon on a residential street in Levelland, Texas.
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Author: Associated Press
Updated: 7:25 PM CDT July 15, 2021
LEVELLAND, Texas — One officer has died and three others are hospitalized with wounds after a police standoff in a small West Texas town erupted in gunfire.
The incident involves a man barricaded in a house Thursday afternoon on a residential street in Levelland, about 30 miles west of Lubbock.
Three of the wounded officers were taken to a Lubbock hospital, where Sgt. Josh Bartlett, leader of the Lubbock County Sheriff's Office's SWAT commander, died of his wounds.