DEVELOPING: Multiple police officers shot after responding to call in Cedar Park, Texas; Suspect is barricaded in the home & several law enforcement agencies are responding to the active scene
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) August 16, 2020
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We are on scene of a shooting where multiple Cedar Park Police Officers have been shot while responding to a call at a home off Natalie Cove.
Subject is barricaded inside the home and multiple law enforcement agencies are on scene. pic.twitter.com/4Wwel2jUVe— Cedar Park Police (@CedarParkPD) August 16, 2020
“A Fox News reporter said at least three ambulances were at the scene, in addition to multiple SWAT units.”
- Three officers have been shot in Texas after they were called to a home
- Police in Cedar Park, near Austin, were called by a mother to the house Sunday
- She said her son, in his 20s and with mental health issues, was ‘very aggressive’
- The son fired on the officers, injuring three, and the officers returned fire
- The suspect then barricaded himself inside the home with three other people
- Hostage negotiators are on the site and police ‘hope for a peaceful resolution’
- The situation is ongoing with ambulances and SWAT teams at the scene
- Police tweeted that they were dealing with ‘a very active scene’
- Greg Abbott, the governor of Texas, vowed to bring the perpetrator to justice
h/t Panda
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