Fannin County deputy injured in ‘ambush’ shooting

The Brief

  • A Fannin County Sheriff’s Office deputy was injured during an officer-involved shooting in Leonard on Thursday.
  • The deputy was responding to a call in the 500 block of County Road 5012 and was met with gunfire upon arrival.
  • A police association called the shooting an ‘absolute ambush’. The deputy was taken in for treatment and the suspect is deceased.

LEONARD, Texas An officer-involved shooting in Fannin County has left a deputy in the hospital and the suspect dead.

Fannin County officer-involved shooting

What we know:

The Fannin County Sheriff’s Office says the deputy was responding to an incident in the 500 block of County Road 5012 in Leonard, a town northeast of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.

Police said the deputy was met with gunfire upon arrival at the scene.

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