Gunman captured in standoff that killed 1 officer, wounded 4
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LEVELLAND, Texas (AP) 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.
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Gunman captured in standoff that killed one officer, wounded four
LEVELLAND, Texas 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.
by The Associated Press
Jul. 16 2021 @ 10:17pm
LEVELLAND, Texas 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.
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LEVELLAND(TEXAS): 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 pm. 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.
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