Cleburne County sheriff's deputies were called around 2:46 p.m. when they found a man shot in the chest. The victim and another witness identified a suspect to deputies, who found him in another area of Fruithurst. The man got out of a car and brandished a handgun at deputies. The deputies shot and killed him.
Agency: Cleburne County Sheriff's Office
Motive: shooting
Confrontation Type: Violent Crime
Service Call: Yes
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Name withheld by police
Death Date: March 22, 2021
County: Cleburne
Geography: Rural
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Race: Unknown race
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack