BREAKING NEWS: Four Officers Shot In Texas Standoff

**TXCharlie** · 08-20-06, 07:14 PM

http://www.nbc5i.com/news/9706903/detail.html
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POSTED: 5:22 pm CDT August 20, 2006
UPDATED: 6:01 pm CDT August 20, 2006

MIDLOTHIAN, Texas -- Four officers have been shot Sunday in a standoff under way in Midlothian, police said.

The officers were responding to a broken window call at about 2:30 p.m. at an apartment complex at 14th and G streets when the shootings occurred.

Three are Midlothian officers and one is a Texas Department of Public Safety officer.

Police said they do not know why the suspect was shooting or chose to target the officers.

The suspect is armed and barricaded in an apartment unit, police said.

Several departments are assisting in this standoff situation.

Stay tuned to NBC 5 and nbc5i.com for the latest in this developing story.

**lesta311** · 08-20-06, 08:50 PM

Just goes to show that "routine" calls can become your worst day at work.

**TXCharlie** · 08-20-06, 08:54 PM

That's what I was thinking

**JLK** · 08-20-06, 09:53 PM

nothing routine about a routine call.
any update on the officers. hope they are going to be alright.

**Just KC** · 08-20-06, 09:59 PM

Gosh, how awful. I hope those officers are OK.
Just evacuate the apartments and then bomb it. One less

person to feed.

**AgentParsons** · 08-20-06, 10:01 PM

Geesh I just watch the raw unedited video from that mess. Reminded me of a good day in Iraq!

Hope the LEOs pull through ok

**Ducky** · 08-20-06, 11:26 PM

3 officers, 1 trooper wounded in Texas

By STEVE QUINN, Associated Press Writer

MIDLOTHIAN, Texas - Three police officers and a state trooper were shot and wounded Sunday during a standoff at an apartment complex that stemmed from a report of a broken window, officials said.
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The gunman had not surrendered Sunday evening. Gunfire broke out again shortly before 8 p.m. and several officers wearing gas masks could be seen moving into the building where the gunman was holed up.

Officers were initially called to the apartment complex because of a report of a broken window in this town about 25 miles southwest of Dallas, Midlothian police said.

The officers determined the window had been broken by a gunshot and went to the apartment where they believed the shots had been fired. There, police said the gunman opened fire.

Trooper Rick Smith was shot as he responded to the report of three officers being wounded, said Lisa Block, a Texas Department of Public Safety spokeswoman.

Kim Gladney, 25, who lives in the complex, said she heard 10 shots ring out.

"After the first five, I knew something was wrong," she said as she stood just beyond the police barricades. "It just didn't sound good."

Midlothian police Sgt. Brian Woolery was in serious condition at Methodist Dallas Medical Center Hospital, spokeswoman Kathleen Beathard said. Officer Dustin Compton was in good condition and Smith was in fair condition. The fourth officer, Cody McKinney, was in fair condition.

**chris2001** · 08-20-06, 11:49 PM

Originally Posted by Ducky

3 officers, 1 trooper wounded in Texas

By STEVE QUINN, Associated Press Writer

MIDLOTHIAN, Texas - Three police officers and a state trooper were shot and wounded Sunday during a standoff at an apartment complex that stemmed from a report of a broken window, officials said.
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The gunman had not surrendered Sunday evening. Gunfire broke out again shortly before 8 p.m. and several officers wearing gas masks could be seen moving into the building where the gunman was holed up.

Officers were initially called to the apartment complex because of a report of a broken window in this town about 25 miles southwest of Dallas, Midlothian police said.

The officers determined the window had been broken by a gunshot and went to the apartment where they believed the shots had been fired. There, police said the gunman opened fire.

Trooper Rick Smith was shot as he responded to the report of three officers being wounded, said Lisa Block, a Texas Department of Public Safety spokeswoman.

Kim Gladney, 25, who lives in the complex, said she heard 10 shots ring out.

"After the first five, I knew something was wrong," she said as she stood just beyond the police barricades. "It just didn't sound good."

Midlothian police Sgt. Brian Woolery was in serious condition at Methodist Dallas Medical Center Hospital, spokeswoman Kathleen Beathard said. Officer Dustin Compton was in good condition and Smith was in fair condition. The fourth officer, Cody McKinney, was in fair condition.

Ok genius you should have known something was wrong when you heard the first shot ring out dumbass.

I just got done watching our local news. They reported that all four officers are alive but in critical condition.

As of 10:30 pm Central time they were still having the stand-off.