LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – A Lubbock Police officer shot a man who ran from a domestic disturbance call and posed a threat to the officer Monday night, leaving the suspect hospitalized with serious injuries.
LPD identifies 22-year-old man shot in Monday night officer-involved shooting(KCBD)
The Lubbock Metropolitan Special Crimes Unit is investigating the shooting that occurred near 18th Street and Ave. S. Police were called to a domestic disturbance in the area around 9:30 p.m. Monday.
During a Tuesday afternoon press conference, LPD Chief Seth Herman said the officer saw 22-year-old Taylor Floyd-Sutton and a female victim walking in the area of 18th St. and Ave. U.
22-year-old Taylor Floyd-Sutton(Lubbock County Detention Center)
When the officer got out of his car, Floyd-Sutton ran and climbed a fence when the officer demanded him to stop. He didn’t and a chase began. He tried to hide in front of a nearby home and continued to run into a parking lot.
The officer continued to give commands when Sutton produced a semi-automatic handgun and turned toward the officer.
That’s when the officer, who’s been with LPD for the past two years, shot Sutton and then began life-saving measures. Sutton was taken to UMC with serious injuries. A gun not belonging to the officer was recovered from the scene.
Sutton, who is in critical condition in the hospital, was served a warrant on Tuesday for aggravated assault of a public servant with a bond set at $200,000.
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