A standoff is underway Thursday afternoon in Newton County, Texas, along the Louisiana border East of Houston. Shots were fired at deputies and a standoff is underway.
Shots fired at deputies
County Road 3135 along the Newton/Jasper County line off of Texas 62 is blocked off to traffic north of “Mauriceville in the Gist area.” Not much is known at this time other than “a standoff is underway with multiple law enforcement agencies after shots were fired at Newton County sheriff’s deputies.” Local news outlets reported “hearing multiple shots fired.”
County Sheriff Billy Rowles confirmed “that shots were fired at deputies” and a local homeowner reports “that a tractor was also on fire.” At this time it isn’t clear “how or if this is related to the ongoing standoff between deputies and the suspect.
Right now, backup from neighboring counties is on scene including deputies from the sheriff’s offices in Orange and Jasper Counties. Acadian Ambulance also has a transport unit standing by at the scene. This is a developing story, please stand by for updates.
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We can thank the democrats for this violence towards police with their consistent hate messages. They are responsible for the sudden up jump in racism and violence in their democratically run cities. All they seem to do is push hatred. they pit blacks against whites, blacks against the police, and democrat against republican. Other than hatred they have a very slim platform. Go green, which CA has now admitted does not work, admit more illegals, at a time our nation can’t take care of our own due to their tying up congress and the faked corona crisis. I’m not saying corona is fake just the numbers and the BS are faked to make it a crisis. Why anyone would vote for a party that has no regard for our citizens lives or our police is beyond reasoning. Their party sould be named the violent party of hatred.
demonrats worship SATAN ## EVIL DEEDS EVERY DAY OUR GOV.