CASTLE HILLS, Texas – The Texas Rangers said an individual is dead after he was shot by a Castle Hills police officer on Wednesday morning.
A spokesperson for the Texas Rangers, which are a part of the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), confirmed the individual’s death in a Wednesday evening news release.
Earlier Wednesday, Castle Hills police said one of its officers was dispatched to a hit-and-run crash at approximately 8:30 a.m. on the Loop 410 westbound frontage road near the NW Military Highway exit.
According to Castle Hills Police Department Chief Gary McHone, an individual exited their vehicle and approached the responding officer armed with “at least one or more knives.”
The officer shot the individual, who was transported to a local hospital where he later died.
DPS said the identity of the person who died will be released once his next-of-kin has been notified. McHone said the officer was uninjured.
It is unclear which vehicle involved in the incident belonged to the injured individual because there were “a couple vehicles there,” McHone said.
In a follow-up email with KSAT, McHone said his investigators are “working to determine” how the hit-and-run and the police shooting are connected.
McHone said the Texas Rangers are conducting an independent investigation into the police shooting.
Castle Hills PD’s investigation, as well as the Texas Rangers’ investigation, are ongoing.
This is a developing story. Check back for more updates.
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