GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — Georgetown Police say two officers are recovering after being shot late Tuesday night, and one of the officers was able to shoot and kill the gunman.
According to police, they got a 911 call at 11:19 p.m. of someone possibly trying to break into a home on Garden Meadow Drive. The caller said the gunman had run off.
Police say officers arrived in less than a minute after the 911 call. When the first officer arrived, he and the suspect shot at each other. Police say the man shot the officer in each of his upper legs in the “high thigh area.”
When the second officer arrived, she saw the exchange of gunfire, got out of her car and was able to shoot and kill the gunman. Police say the man shot her in the foot.
Police say they have identified the gunman and told the man’s family members.
Both officers were taken to Seton Williamson Hospital. Their vital signs are stable. Georgetown Police say both have less than five years of experience.
Georgetown Police are investigating the shooting along with the Williamson County District Attorney’s Office, the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office, and the Texas Department of Public Safety Rangers Division.
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Scene after a shootout between a person and two Georgetown Police Officers. The gunman was killed and the two officers were shot but expected to survive. (KXAN Photo/Todd Bailey) -
Scene after a shootout between a person and two Georgetown Police Officers. The gunman was killed and the two officers were shot but expected to survive. (KXAN Photo/Todd Bailey)
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