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A Richland Hills police officer on Sunday shot an assault suspect who was running toward officers outside a house, police said.<\/p>\n
The civilian, who is expected to survive, had access to weapons at the house. A police account does not refer to whether he held a weapon when he was shot.<\/p>\n
Before the shooting, the man, whose name and age the Richland Hills Police Department have not released, assaulted his father about 2:30 p.m. in the 6500 block of Allena Lane in Richland Hills, police said.<\/p>\n
Officers were speaking with the victim outside the house while the suspect was inside the house, according to Officer Sheena McEachran, a Richland Hills police spokesperson. Someone reported to officers that the suspect was known to be violent.<\/p>\n
While officers were gathering information from the victim, the suspect left the inside of the house, yelled and charged toward officers, McEachran said.<\/p>\n
Officers told the suspect to stop. The suspect continued to advance, and an officer shot him, McEachran said.<\/p>\n
The Texas Rangers are conducting an investigation, during which the officer, whose name the police department did not release, will be on administrative leave, in accordance with department policy.<\/p>\n
The suspect, who was taken to a hospital, is in police custody on suspicion of family violence assault with bodily injury and aggravated assault on a peace officer. His father suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital, McEachran said.<\/p>\n
This story was originally published August 17, 2026 at 7:43 AM.<\/p>\n
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