News Release By Chief Mike Bishop
Saturday August 29, 2015
On August 28, 2015 at 11:08 p.m., Longview Police responded to a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot of Walgreens located at 1775 W Loop 281. When the first responding officer arrived he encountered a single suspect inside a vehicle. When the officer began to get out of his vehicle the suspect got out of their car and displayed a weapon to the officer. The officer fired his duty weapon at the suspect. The suspect received life-threatening injuries and was transported to Good Shepherd Medical Center. The Texas Rangers are on scene investigating this officer involved shooting. More information will be released as it becomes available.