1 officer killed, 3 wounded in standoff with gunman near Lubbock Published 1 officer killed, 3 wounded in standoff with gunman near Lubbock One officer was killed and three others were wounded Thursday after a police standoff in a small West Texas city erupted in gunfire. LEVELLAND, Texas - One officer was killed and three 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 p.m. Thursday on a residential street in Levelland, about 30 miles west of Lubbock. The confrontation escalated quickly, gunfire erupted as the suspect barricaded himself inside a house, and a standoff ensued.