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EDEN, Texas As condolences and fundraising events pop up around the country for the two Concho County deputies slain Monday in Eden, efforts to help the lone survivor of the deadly shooting are also underway.
Texas Rangers later arrested Jeffrey Nicholas, who was booked into Tom Green County Jail on two charges of capital murder of a police officer. His bond has been set at $4 million. Authorities said Nicholas later apologized for killing both deputies and injuring Winans.
What happened: Winans critically injured during deadly shooting
An eyewitness to the shooting said the incident began over an animal complaint and quickly escalated into violence.
DPS said Wednesday that Nicholas opened fire on Jones and Leonard after they made contact with him while responding to a dog complaint.
Officials have said little else about what happened before the shooting, which is being investigated by the Texas Rangers. Jeffrey Nicholas, 28, is jailed in nearby Tom Green County Detention Center on two charges of capital murder of a peace officer.
Hutchings, a city employee who helps with animal control, told the newspaper that the officers were helping city employees collect two dogs that had bitten someone earlier in the day.
The deputies had already caught one of the dogs and the other one ran into Nicholas yard. Hutchings said Nicholas did not own either animal.
EDEN, Texas (AP) — A West Texas man accused of fatally shooting two sheriff s deputies was angry they were in his yard trying to catch a dog and he told
A witness says a West Texas man accused of fatally shooting two sheriff’s deputies was angry they were in his yard trying to catch a dog that had bitten someone. Officials say Concho County deputies Stephen Jones and Samuel Leonard were killed and city employee Ronnie Winans was injured in the shooting Monday evening in Eden. David Hutchings, a city. eden 14 hours ago
PICTURED: Two Texas deputies shot dead by man because he was angry they were running around his yard trying to catch a dog
Concho County deputies Stephen Jones and Samuel Leonard were shot and killed while responding to a dog complaint Monday night
Ronnie Winnans, a local city employee, was also shot and injured
Police arrested Jeffrey Nicholas, 28, and charged him with capital murder in connection with the shooting - he is being held on $4 million bond
Witnesses say Nicholas warned the officers before opening fire
A standoff lasted 30 minutes before the suspect in the shooting was arrested
A witness said the incident began when a dog the officers had been chasing wandered onto Nicholas property