{"id":249917,"date":"2026-04-14T22:20:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T22:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/249917\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T22:20:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T22:20:15","slug":"lpd-releases-new-details-on-officer-involved-shooting-at-lubbock-cemetery-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/249917\/","title":{"rendered":"LPD releases new details on officer-involved shooting at Lubbock Cemetery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) &#8211; According to Lubbock Police Chief Seth Herman, a 52-year-old man, who was reported as suicidal by people close to him, is dead after an officer-involved shooting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">They informed LPD that Steven Chad Myers made suicidal posts on social media. They said he was also under the influence of medication and alcohol. Three officers arrived at the City of Lubbock Cemetery where he was sitting in his truck in the driver\u2019s seat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Officer approached the open door where he was sitting and talked to him for over 30 minutes. They asked him to step out when he started to reach across the truck.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Myers refused after multiple commands while they tried to physically detain him from grabbing a handgun. The three officers then opened fire and he was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Chief Herman said after investigation, the gun he was reaching for was a replica of an \u201cHK handgun,\u201d which is an airsoft gun.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"LPD releases new details on officer-involved shooting at Lubbock Cemetery\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/YGQPZJQQGVB4BBG43XO3JYC3Y4.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"491\" \/>LPD releases new details on officer-involved shooting at Lubbock Cemetery(Lubbock Police Department)<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"LPD releases new details on officer-involved shooting at Lubbock Cemetery\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SS6MJUYWHREWPOKSQCUUHAKUIA.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"980\" \/>LPD releases new details on officer-involved shooting at Lubbock Cemetery(Lubbock Police Department)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The investigation is ongoing and the three officers, per standard department procedure and policy, are on administrative leave. One of the officers is a mental health peace officer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Herman said the three officers \u201cdid an outstanding job\u201d trying to deescalate the situation. He said \u201cunfortunately\u201d Myers\u2019 actions required the officers to respond with lethal force.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Herman said he had at least \u201cfour different encounters\u201d with law enforcement. One of those encounters was \u201cemergency detention in an involuntary capacity related to a mental health crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">He sought treatment on his own twice, according to LPD, and he was released once after he received medical treatment .<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">He said airsoft weapons are \u201cunfortunately, very common.\u201d In this case, the airsoft gun was altered to look like a real gun.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The investigation is still ongoing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The suicide and crisis lifeline is available 24\/7. The number to call or text is 988.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">For more information from Texas Health and Human Services, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.texas.gov\/providers\/behavioral-health-services-providers-programs\/crisis-services\/988-suicide-crisis-lifeline-information-providers\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.texas.gov\/providers\/behavioral-health-services-providers-programs\/crisis-services\/988-suicide-crisis-lifeline-information-providers\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2026 KCBD. 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