2 Texas deputies killed, city employee critically injured after confrontation with suspect
This Tuesday, May 11, 2021, booking photo provided by the Tom Green County Sheriff’s Office, in San Angelo, Texas, shows Jeffrey Nicholas. Nicholas is charged with shooting two West Texas sheriff’s deputies dead and critically wounding a city employee answering a dog complaint, authorities said. (Tom Green County Sheriff’s Office via AP)
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A Texas police department is mourning the loss of two fellow deputies who were killed in a shootout on Monday night.
On Tuesday, the Texas Department of Public Safety said the bodies of the two officers arrived in Lubbock for an autopsy. The bodies of the victims were identified as Deputy Samuel Leonard and Sergeant Stephen Jones.
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As National Police Week is underway May 9-15 we’ve been somberly reminded why this period of time is annually set aside as four law enforcement officers have been murdered in the line of duty within the past few days.
Two police officers were shot Monday one fatally while serving a search warrant in San Luis Obispo, California. The suspect died in the shootout with police. Detective Luca Benedetti was identified as the officer who was killed. Detective Steve Orozco was injured in the shooting but is expected to make a full recovery. Read
Witness: Man angered by Texas deputies in yard killed them
by The Associated Press
Last Updated May 12, 2021 at 7:14 pm EDT
People gather in a park in Eden, Texas on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, for a candlelight vigil in honor of two Concho County sheriff s deputies who were killed in the line of duty on Monday. (Colin Murphey/San Angelo Standard-Times) ///
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Date: Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at 6:23 PM
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EDEN, Texas
A man shot two West Texas sheriff’s deputies dead and critically wounded a city employee while they were responding to a complaint about a dog, authorities said Tuesday.
Sgt. Justin Baker of the Texas Department of Public Safety said the suspected gunman was taken into custody after Monday night’s attack in Eden, a town of about 1,300 people about 210 miles southwest of Dallas.
Jeffrey Nicholas, 28, has been booked into Tom Green County Jail in nearby San Angelo with bond set at $4 million and charged with capital murder of a peace officer. No attorney for Nicholas was listed in jail records.