{"id":798551,"date":"2021-09-21T12:59:28","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T16:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=798551"},"modified":"2021-09-21T12:59:29","modified_gmt":"2021-09-21T16:59:29","slug":"2-police-officers-shot-1-fatally-in-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2-police-officers-shot-1-fatally-in-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"2 police officers shot, 1 fatally in Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F2-police-officers-shot-1-fatally-in-texas%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=798551&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2526272\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2526272\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Police officers gather at the hospital where two Houston police officers were sent to after being shot while serving an arrest warrant on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021, at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston. Authorities say a Houston police officer was killed and another was wounded during a shooting that also killed a 31-year-old man who the officers were attempting to arrest. (Yi-Chin Lee\/Houston Chronicle via AP)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 9:57 AM PT \u2013 Tuesday, September 21, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>An officer was fatally shot in Harris County, Texas. After nearly 31-years of service with the Houston Police Department, Senior Officer William Bill Jeffrey was reportedly shot multiple times on Monday while trying to serve a narcotics arrest warrant. The other officer, Sgt. Michael Vance, is in stable condition after receiving several shots to the leg.<\/p>\n<p>The two officers had reportedly knocked on an apartment door in the early morning on Monday, where they then questioned the woman who answered the door on the location of the suspect. At that point, the suspect, 30-year-old Deon Ledet, appeared and started firing. The shots struck the officers. The officers returned fire and killed the suspect.<\/p>\n<p>Jeffrey, being shot multiple times, eventually succumbed to his injuries. He\u2019s survived by his wife and child.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThirty-one years of service, just a few days short of that,\u201d stated Chief Troy Finner of the Houston Police Department in regards to o the senior officer. \u201cMost of us know him personally. I\u2019ve known him my entire career and just as his wife said, what a great man, what a great officer.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It is with heavy hearts that we confirm the death of Senior Police Officer William &#8220;Bill&#8221; Jeffrey. He was fatally shot this morning while serving a felony warrant in Harris County. 1\/4 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/63s1VjlXCT\">pic.twitter.com\/63s1VjlXCT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Houston Police (@houstonpolice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/houstonpolice\/status\/1440023497879793664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Later in the day, dozens of officers formed a procession for the fallen officer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis has been a tragic day today; it is another reminder that police work is inherently dangerous and you never know,\u201d Chief Finner continued. \u201cPolice officers never know what they\u2019re going to face when they leave their homes during the course of their duty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ledet has reportedly had 18 arrests since 2008 ranging from aggravated assault, burglary, evading arrest and more. An internal investigation will reportedly be conducted following the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Jeffrey\u2019s wife Suzanne, who also served in the Houston Police Department but is now retired, said the city \u201clost the very best.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ca\" dir=\"ltr\">Final escort <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aheFoNm2Ke\">https:\/\/t.co\/aheFoNm2Ke<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Houston Police (@houstonpolice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/houstonpolice\/status\/1439996088241430528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/2-students-injured-in-va-high-school-shooting-suspect-in-custody\/\">2 Students Injured In Va. 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