• Nov 02, 2018, 17:34 IST

Texas deputy critically wounded in shootout

Nov 02, 2018, 17:34 ISTSource: AP

A Texas sheriff's deputy has been shot and critically wounded and a suspect is in custody after an attempt to serve the man with an arrest warrant ended in gunfire and a three-hour standoff. Authorities say it began about 6 p.m. CDT Thursday (2300g) when a deputy went to a La Grange discount store to serve the man with a warrant charging him with failure to register as a sex offender. La Grange police Chief David Gilbreath says the suspect cut a deputy with a knife before darting to a nearby motel. Fayette County Judge Ed Janecka says deputies followed and the suspect opened fire, shooting one deputy in the head. The deputy was taken to a hospital in critical condition.

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