Mission Texas police officer dies after being shot in the line of duty
Mission TX June 21 2019
A police officer died Thursday night after being shot in the line of duty in Mission, Texas.
The unnamed officer, a member of the Mission Police Department, was shot when he was “waved down for a suspect with a weapon,” city officials said.
The officer was in critical condition when he was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
“We’re devastated,” the City of Mission wrote on Twitter late Thursday night. “He gave his life protecting us. There are no words to explain how heartbroken we are as a community.”
An investigation into the fatal shooting is underway, and a suspect is in custody, according to ABC affiliate KRGV in Weslaco, Texas.
“It is a sad day in Mission. Tonight we lost one of our own,” Mission Mayor Armando O’Cana wrote on Twitter. “Our hearts are with the officer’s family.”
