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DEVELOPING: SMPD assists Texas Rangers with investigation into officer-involved shooting
Update (7:16 p.m., Thursday):
The San Marcos Police Department aided the Texas Rangers in an investigation into an officer-involved shooting that occurred at a San Marcos gas station Wednesday evening.
According to Sgt. Deon Cockrell, public information officer for the Texas Department of Public Safety, a Texas State Trooper was involved in a shooting at the 7-Eleven located at the corner of Wonder World Drive and the east access road near Interstate 35. The incident occurred at approximately 8 p.m., Cockrell said. A male suspect was injured and was taken to a local medical facility, Cockrell added.
The Texas Rangers are leading the ongoing investigation. SMPD said it wasn’t involved in the incident and no officers were injured.
Update (1:31 a.m., Thursday): The Texas Department of Public Safety reported that Wednesday's incident involved a Texas State Trooper and a male suspect, who was injured.
DPS was still on the scene early Thursday morning. More information to come.
Originial Post (11:46 p.m., Wednesday): The San Marcos Police Department is assisting the Texas Rangers with an investigation into an officer-involved shooting, SMPD said in a social media post.
The incident occurred at approximately 9:26 p.m. on Wednesday at the 7-Eleven located at the corner of Wonder World Drive and the East Access Road, SMPD said.
Police added that SMPD was not involved and no officers were injured in the incident.
DEVELOPING: Heavy police presence at the 7-Eleven at the corner of Wonder World Drive and the East Access Road, where an officer-involved shooting occurred at approximately 9:26 p.m.
SMPD says no officers were injured in the incident. pic.twitter.com/TWJudXGnp5
— Nick Castillo (@Nick_Castillo74) July 16, 2020
