JASPER, Texas — A Jasper man is facing drug and weapons charges after being arrested Tuesday morning following an officer-involved shooting that took the life of a 67-year-old Jasper man.
Brian Keith Land, 46, of Jasper, was arrested and has been charged with manufacture and/or delivery of 400 grams or more of a controlled substance in penalty group one, which is a first degree felony, according to the Jasper County Sheriff's Office.
He was also charged with unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, which is a third degree felony. His bond on both charges has been set at $95,000.
Police say they found a "large amount of narcotics" while serving the search warrant.
Elvin Dean Land, 67, of Jasper, died Tuesday morning after being shot by Jasper officers in his bedroom at his home while they served the search warrant, according to Jasper Police.
At about 5 a.m., two Jasper officers and a special agent from the DPS Criminal Investigations Division served the search warrant at a home in the 100 block of Parker Dr in Jasper according to a statement from the Texas Department of Public Safety.
When the two Jasper officers entered and were "clearing" the house, police say that Elvin Land fired at them after they broke through a bedroom door.
Both Jasper officers returned fire, killing the suspect, according to the statement.
One of the Jasper officers was hit in his ballistic vest, according to DPS. He was taken by ambulance to Jasper Memorial Hospital to be treated for minor injuries to be treated but was not admitted according to police.
Property records show that Land owned the home which is just south of U.S. Highway 190, less than a mile from the intersection of U.S. Highway 96 and U.S. Highway 190.
Elvin Land's cousin, Michael Monroe told 12News he believes that, with the warrant being served at 5 a.m., Land may not have realized police were at his door.
"It was a couple of guys that were arrested, and they continued on and they went into my cousins bedroom. They shot him there, so I was just wondering what was the reason that the other two came out in handcuffs and my cousin came out dead? An elderly man," said Monroe.
Monroe described Land as a nice older man who enjoyed going to church and said he did not understand why Land would have been shot.
Jasper man fatally shot by police early Tuesday at Jasper home
Texas Rangers with the Texas Department of Public Safety are an investigation of the shooting which is standard procedure when a police officer is involved in a shooting. Jasper Police will also be conducting their own internal review of the shooting.
Land's family hired attorney Jonathan Goins, and he said that they are planning to sue The City of Jasper, the Jasper Police Department, the officers involved, and the Jasper County Sheriff's Office.
This is a developing story. We will update with more if and when we receive more confirmed information.
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