Killeen police investigate officer involved shooting that ended with one dead, suspect injured

KILLEEN, Texas — The Killeen Police Department was investigating an officer involved shooting that ended with one person dead early Sunday morning.

Killeen Police Chief Pedro Lopez said it happened just after 3 a.m. when officers were called to a house in the 600 block of Blake St. Lopez said a person ran out of the house saying someone was shooting inside.

While police were investigating, Lopez said someone began shooting from inside the home. The officers took cover and called for the SWAT team.

The SWAT team arrived to find someone lying in the doorway who had been shot several times, Lopez said. As they tried to move the person to safety, Lopez said the suspect shot at them 20-25 times with an AR rifle. One officer returned fire and shot the suspect in the shoulder, Lopez said.

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