A Tarrant County Sheriff's Deputy was shot three times and hospitalized Wednesday as police engaged with an armed man in Fort Worth.
Jennifer Gabbert, chief of staff for the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office, said officers were serving felony warrants.
"The suspect shot one of our officers, shot that officer three times," Gabbert said.
Deputy Todd Tipton was listed in stable condition at JPS hospital. The sheriff’s office confirmed the 40-year-old suspected shooter died at the scene.
Fort Worth police referred to the incident as an active scene with police engaging with an armed person. A shelter-in-place order was issued just after 1 p.m. for residents between Chesser Boyer Road and 28th Street near Haltom City.
The deputy was serving a warrant in the 2900 block of Elinor Street in Fort Worth when he was shot, according to Tarrant County Judge Tim O'Hare. He was rushed to John Peter Smith Hospital with multiple injuries and his injuries did not appear life threatening, O'Hare said on X.
The alleged shooter was wanted on felony warrants of sexual assault to a child, indecency with a child and unlawful restraint under 17 years of age, the sheriff's office wrote in a statement.
The man had barricaded himself in a home after shooting at Tarrant County deputies.
The Major Case Unit of the Fort Worth Police Department is conducting the investigation.
