Temple TX police officer dies of self-inflicted gunshot
TEMPLE, Texas May 27 2018 An off-duty Temple police officer died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Friday.
Officers were dispatched just after 2:20 p.m. to a home in the 1400 block of Blue Leaf Drive in Temple in response to a report of a gunshot wound.
“Upon arrival, officers determined that the residence belonged to an off-duty Temple police officer,” police Chief Floyd Mitchell said in a press release Friday afternoon.
“The deceased had been with the Temple Police Department for three years,” he said.
The officer’s name wasn’t immediately released pending notification of family members, he said.
“The department is providing the opportunity for officers who responded to the scene, and others affected, to speak with counselors,” he said.
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