Sheriff's deputy shoots, wounds person at Comal County home. The person was threatening suicide and had a handgun, officials say.
A Comal County deputy shot and injured a person while responding to a call about a “suicidal subject” Sunday afternoon, the Comal County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies were called to the 1400 block of Elm Creek Road just after noon, the sheriff's office said Monday. The area is northwest of New Braunfels near the Guadalupe River .
Conservation deal will ban development on 1,200-acre Comal property Deputies began communicating with the person, who then displayed a handgun, the sheriff’s office said. A deputy shot and injured the person. The sheriff's office did not release the injured person's name or any details on their gender or age. Deputies and Canyon Lake Fire and Emergency Medical Services began life-saving measures and the person was taken to a hospital for surgery, the sheriff’s office said.
Texas Rangers Emergency Medical Services Canyon Lake Fire Comal County New Braunfels Guadalupe River Elm Creek Road
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