EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – A person was taken to a local hospital with unknown injuries after an officer-involved shooting on Saturday morning, Dec. 14 in Horizon City, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said.
Photos by Edith Montero – KTSM
At 9:02 a.m. on Dec. 14, Horizon City Police Department officers were dispatched to the 14300 block of Desert Point Dr. about a criminal trespass and violation of a protective order in progress.
EPCSO said Horizon Police officers arrived and encountered a person “brandishing a firearm.”
EPCSO’s Crisis Negotiators and Crisis Intervention Team arrived on the scene and tried to “de-escalate” the situation.
During the “extensive negotiations,” the person approached officers in what they called a “threatening manner” with a firearm, and an officer-involved shooting occurred, EPCSO said.
The person was transported to a local hospital for further medical evaluation. However, EPCSO did not specify the severity of the person’s injuries or which law enforcement agency fired their weapon.
EPCSO’s Major Crimes Unit, the Internal Affairs Shooting Review Team, and Texas Rangers are on the scene conducting an investigation.
The Internal Affairs Shooting Review Team and the Texas Rangers are also conducting an administrative investigation, EPCSO said.
EPCSO said there is no current threat to the public, and no other injuries have been reported.
In addition, the area will be closed until further notice for investigative purposes.
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