A fugitive was killed in a shooting in north Killeen Thursday morning as U.S. Marshals tried to serve an arrest warrant, U.S. Marshals and the Killeen Police Department confirmed.
âOn May 13, 2021, at approximately 10:35 a.m., agents with the United States Marshals Office were serving a federal arrest warrant in the 1900 block of Poage Avenue, when shots were fired. One person is deceased,â according to a Facebook post from the Killeen Police Department.
The incident occurred three blocks away from Peebles Elementary School.
âInvestigators continue to process the scene and there is no immediate danger in the area,â KPD spokeswoman Ofelia Miramontez said Thursday morning.