Active shooter in Texas kills SWAT leader and other cops wounded during tense stand-off
SWAT teams descended on a street in Levelland, Texas after reports of a gunman. On arrival the situation escalated and the shooter barricaded himself inside a property.
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1 officer killed, 4 wounded in standoff with Texas gunman July 15, 2021 at 9:45 pm
LEVELLAND, Texas (AP) One officer was killed and four others were wounded Thursday when a police standoff in a small West Texas city erupted in gunfire.
The incident involved a man reported as possibly armed shortly after 1 p.m. Thursday on a residential street in Levelland, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) west of Lubbock. The confrontation escalated quickly, gunfire erupted as the suspect barricaded himself inside a house, and a standoff ensued.
Three of the wounded officers were taken to a Lubbock hospital. Sgt. Josh Bartlett of the Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office was taken to Covenant Health Levelland hospital and died of his wounds, according to a sheriff’s office statement. Bartlett was the commander of the sheriff’s tactical unit.
1 officer killed, 3 wounded in standoff with gunman near Lubbock
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1 officer killed, 3 wounded in standoff with gunman near Lubbock
One officer was killed and three others were wounded Thursday after a police standoff in a small West Texas city erupted in gunfire.
LEVELLAND, Texas - One officer was killed and three others were wounded Thursday when a police standoff in a small West Texas city erupted in gunfire.
The incident involved a man reported as possibly armed shortly after 1 p.m. Thursday on a residential street in Levelland, about 30 miles west of Lubbock. The confrontation escalated quickly, gunfire erupted as the suspect barricaded himself inside a house, and a standoff ensued.
July 15, 2021 - 10:49 PM
LEVELLAND, Texas (AP) â Authorities captured the suspect late Thursday following an hourslong police standoff where one officer was killed and four others were wounded in a small West Texas city.
Omar Soto-Chavira, 22, was injured when he was taken into custody around 11:30 p.m. at a home in Levelland, police Chief Albert Garcia told reporters. The suspect was being transported to a hospital in Lubbock for treatment, Garcia said. The extent of the suspect s injuries was not disclosed.
Authorities used robots to enter the home, then deployed gas which drew Soto-Chivara out of the residence, Lubbock County Sheriff Kelly Rowe said at the briefing.
UPDATE: The suspect has been taken into custody. Read
LEVELLAND, Texas A SWAT team leader was killed and three additional officers were wounded Thursday afternoon during a gun battle in a small West Texas town, according to reports.
The incident took place shortly after 1 p.m. and involved a barricaded man at a home on a residential street in Levelland, which is about 30 miles west of Lubbock. It wasn’t clear what created the standoff.
Three of the wounded officers were taken to a Lubbock hospital and one officer went to a Levelland hospital, following the barrage of bullets.
One of the officers taken to Lubbock, Sgt. Josh Bartlett, leader of the Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office tactical unit, died at the Lubbock hospital, according to a statement from the Justices of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas, CBS DFW reported.