The unidentified suspect was about 43-years-old and was out of jail on bond for the 2020 aggravated assault of a family member.
KATY, Texas — Two Texas sheriff deputies were shot and wounded Tuesday after exchanging gunfire with a suspect who was struck and killed, authorities said.
According to Gonzalez, the deputies responded to the scene after receiving reports of shots being fired. When deputies arrived, Gonzalez said, the suspect shot at the deputies and the deputies returned fire. The deputies were hit and the suspect was declared dead at the scene. Toquica said one of the deputies was struck in the right leg. The other deputy was struck in the leg and also grazed in the head and left ear.He did not identify the deputies but said they were 27 and 28 years old and that one had been on the force for one year and the other for two.
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