Texas A M Shooting---Shooting near Texas A M University: A gunman killed two people on Monday, including a law enforcement officer who was serving him an eviction notice at a home near Texas A&M University, before police fatally shot him, officials said.
Four people also were injured, police and city officials in College Station said. The shooting comes at a time of national concern over gun violence after two recent mass shootings.
The dead officer was identified as Brazos County Constable Brian Bachmann, said Scott McCollum, assistant chief of the police department in College Station.
McCollum said Bachmann, 41, was shot in front of the house, about two blocks from the Texas A&M campus, and was pronounced dead at a hospital.
A 65-year-old male bystander also was killed, according to Jay Socol, a spokesman for the city of College Station, but his name was not released. The gunman, who has not been identified, was in his mid-30s, Socol said.
He said Bachmann had gone to the home to serve an eviction notice.
Officials said the wounded included a 55-year-old woman, who underwent surgery, and a College Station police officer, who was in stable condition after being shot in the leg.
Two other officers were injured but not by gunshots and their injuries were not life-threatening, Socol said.
"We had officers respond to a 'shots fired' call," McCollum said at a news conference. "Once the officers arrived, they began to trade fire. The officers defended themselves and called in additional officers."
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Four people also were injured, police and city officials in College Station said. The shooting comes at a time of national concern over gun violence after two recent mass shootings.
The dead officer was identified as Brazos County Constable Brian Bachmann, said Scott McCollum, assistant chief of the police department in College Station.
McCollum said Bachmann, 41, was shot in front of the house, about two blocks from the Texas A&M campus, and was pronounced dead at a hospital.
A 65-year-old male bystander also was killed, according to Jay Socol, a spokesman for the city of College Station, but his name was not released. The gunman, who has not been identified, was in his mid-30s, Socol said.
He said Bachmann had gone to the home to serve an eviction notice.
Officials said the wounded included a 55-year-old woman, who underwent surgery, and a College Station police officer, who was in stable condition after being shot in the leg.
Two other officers were injured but not by gunshots and their injuries were not life-threatening, Socol said.
"We had officers respond to a 'shots fired' call," McCollum said at a news conference. "Once the officers arrived, they began to trade fire. The officers defended themselves and called in additional officers."
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