NEDERLAND, Texas — Texas Rangers are investigating after one person was killed late Tuesday night by a police officer in Nederland.
Police in Port Neches initially responded to a disturbance call at a home in their city late Tuesday but the suspect fled the area, according to Nederland Police Chief Gary Porter.
Officers from Nederland and Port Neches searched for the suspect and eventually located the 29-year-old man in Nederland in the 700 block of Carriage Lane, according to Porter.
Very few details about the shooting have been released by police including how many shots were fired but the incident stemmed from a domestic disturbance in Port Neches, according to Porter.
“Port Neches, Nederland PD were searching the area and located the suspect and ended up in an officer involved shooting. One suspect is deceased at this time and that's really all the information I have at this time,” Porter told 12News at the scene.
The officer's name in shooting was Tanner Thompson. He has been on the force for four years. Officer Thompson is on paid administrative leave, which is standard protocol during an investigation.
The police department is not releasing name of the person shot at this time. This is the first fatal officer-involved shooting for the Nederland Police Department.
Texas Rangers and the Jefferson County District Attorney’s office are continuing to investigate the fatal shooting.
The officer involved in the shooting was not injured.
One dead following officer-involved shooting in Nederland
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