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*IN THE LINE OF DUTY* OFFICER DOWN


Texas
A shootout near the Johnson County town of Venus left a gunman and a sheriff's deputy dead Saturday afternoon, and a walkie-talkie on the belt of a second deputy deflected a bullet.

Three deputies were dispatched to answer a domestic disturbance.

They first went to the front door of a house, then to a shed on the property, where a man inside opened fire, the Sheriff's Department said.

The gunman was fatally shot when deputies returned fire, Johnson County Sheriff Bob Alford said.

Killed was Deputy Clifton Taylor, 31, who had been with the department a little more than three years and was engaged to be married.

Taylor was shot three times, in his neck, his side and his back, likely when he was falling to the ground, Alford said. He was pronounced dead at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth after being flown by medical helicopter from the scene.

Alford said at a news conference outside JPS Hospital that Taylor was a "dedicated officer" who was "exemplified by his actions today."

"I can't say enough what a fine officer Clifton Taylor was ... what a fine man he was," the sheriff said. "He attended church with me. He will be missed."

The gunman, identified as Wesley Davis, 47, of Oklahoma, was killed when two other deputies and a Venus police officer returned fire, Alford said.

Taylor was the first deputy at the scene in the 2200 block of Eagle Court, just outside the Venus city limits, he said.

A family member told Taylor that Davis had fled to a shed with a handgun and "that he needed to be careful."

Alford said Davis opened fire with a .380 pistol when the officers approached the shed.

"Our officers did return fire," he said. Sheriff's deputies carry .357 Magnums, he said.

RIP Officer Taylor




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*IN THE LINE OF DUTY* OFFICER DOWN - by Lady Cop - 07-29-2010, 02:59 AM
RE: IN THE LINE OF DUTY - by Lady Cop - 07-29-2010, 05:20 PM
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