TYLER, Texas — One person has been hospitalized following a shooting involving a law enforcement official in Cherokee County.
According to the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, officials received a call around 11:50 a.m., from a man stating he was holding his wife and daughter hostage in the 36000 block of Highway 69.
When officials arrived on scene, they say the armed man confronted officials in a threatening manner. Authorities say the man was shot by law enforcement in self-defense.
The mother, daughter and other law enforcement officials were uninjured.
The identity of the suspect is being withheld at this time.
The Texas Rangers are leading the investigation and CBS19 will update this article as more information becomes available.
