Four Killed in Texas Gun Battle
PLEASANTON, Texas (AP) -- Three law officers were slain Tuesday night by a suspect who lured them to a mobile home with a 911 call, authorities said. The gunman also wounded two other officers before killing himself.
Two Atascosa County Sheriff's Department deputies and a Texas state trooper were gunned down with a high-powered rifle in the ambush south of San Antonio, state Department of Public Safety spokesman Mike Cox said.
``I don´t remember anything like this since Waco,´´ Cox said. ``Except that there´s really been nothing where there´s been so many officers killed in Texas in my memory.´´
The deputies were killed as they approached the home, Cox said. The suspect, who was not identified, then grabbed a pistol from one of the officers and hid in nearby brush.
The trooper was killed as he pulled up in his car, Cox said. The suspect continued to fire at officers from his hiding spot, eventually killing himself with the stolen pistol.
PLEASANTON, Texas (AP) -- Three law officers were slain Tuesday night by a suspect who lured them to a mobile home with a 911 call, authorities said. The gunman also wounded two other officers before killing himself.
Two Atascosa County Sheriff's Department deputies and a Texas state trooper were gunned down with a high-powered rifle in the ambush south of San Antonio, state Department of Public Safety spokesman Mike Cox said.
``I don´t remember anything like this since Waco,´´ Cox said. ``Except that there´s really been nothing where there´s been so many officers killed in Texas in my memory.´´
The deputies were killed as they approached the home, Cox said. The suspect, who was not identified, then grabbed a pistol from one of the officers and hid in nearby brush.
The trooper was killed as he pulled up in his car, Cox said. The suspect continued to fire at officers from his hiding spot, eventually killing himself with the stolen pistol.