Police Shooting Update

The Randall County Sheriff’s Office has released new details on a Tuesday morning officer-involved shooting.

Tuesday, at  2:00 a.m., two deputies riding together conducted a traffic stop of a van disregarding a stop sign in the area of South Washington and Southwest 46th Avenue.

Law enforcement states that the driver then shined a flashlight toward the deputies. They felt threatened and fired three rounds, hitting the suspect once in the pelvic area.

First -aid was rendered on the suspect and a passenger in the van was secured.

The suspect was taken to Northwest Texas Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries

The two deputies were placed on administrative leave by the Randall County Sheriff’s Office