Haltom City Police say the suspect has been taken into custody.
A Tarrant County Sheriff's deputy was shot while serving a warrant on the Haltom City- Fort Worth border on Wednesday afternoon. Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn says the deputy was shot three times while serving three warrants for a 40-year-old man wanted for the sexual assault of a child, indecency with a child and restraint of a child. Waybourn says the deputy's injuries are not life-threatening.
"He’s alert. He’s conscious. He’s talking. He’s seeing his family and we’re pretty happy about that."The deputy is an experienced fugitive and SWAT officer.SWAT teams from the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office and the Fort Worth Police Department were called in to try to resolve the situation.Dozens of police vehicles are in the area of Chesser Boyer Road and 28th Street.Residents in the area are being told to shelter in place.SKY 4 saw SWAT teams surrounding a house on Elinor Street.
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