LIVINGSTON, Texas — Police officers in Livingston, Texas, shot a man who allegedly threatened a family at a gas station with a gun on Sunday night. The woman in the car said the unknown man pulled a pistol from behind his back and pointed directly at her.
A female motorist pulled into an Exxon gas station on the U.S. 59 Business Highway in Livingston on Sunday night at about 8 p.m. Her mother, daughter, and granddaughter were also in the car, according to a report by Montgomery County Police Reporter. The woman’s mother went into the store to purchase a lottery ticket.
A few minutes later, a man describes as a middle-aged Hispanic male approached her car. She said the man appeared to be saying something to her but no sounds could be heard, the report continued. As he approached her car, the woman rolled up the window.
The man stopped and reached behind his back producing a pistol, the local news outlet reports. He allegedly pointed the pistol at the woman and made a motion like he was shooting her. No shots were actually fired.
The woman then called the police and her husband who resides nearby. Her husband quickly arrived and saw the man walk behind the Exxon convenience store toward a church and into the woods.
Livingston police officers and deputies from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office quickly arrived. The husband pointed in the direction of where the man went. The law enforcement officers approached the man who allegedly produced the pistol again. Officers ordered the man to drop the weapon for several minutes, witnesses told the news outlet.
Police officials said the officers gave commands to the suspect to drop the weapon in English and Spanish.
The man then came out of the woods in the direction of the officers and raised the pistol. Officers fired multiple shots, striking the alleged gunman.
An ambulance arrived and transported the suspect to CHI St. Luke’s Hospital in Livingston where doctors pronounced him as deceased, the police statement revealed.
Montgomery County Police Reporter Scott Engle told Breitbart Texas that a neighbor identified the suspect as a homeless man who stays in the area. Police officials later identified the man as 66-year-old Jose Luis Hernandez, a resident of Livingston.
As sheriff’s deputies and Livingston police officers are involved in the shooting incident, Texas Rangers are leading the investigation. The officers involved in the shooting are reportedly on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation, as per standard procedure.
Livingston Mayor Judy Cochran told Breitbart that no officers were injured during the incident.
Bob Price serves as associate editor and senior news contributor for the Breitbart Texas-Border team. He is an original member of the Breitbart Texas team. Price is a regular panelist on Fox 26 Houston’s What’s Your Point? Sunday-morning talk show. Follow him on Twitter @BobPriceBBTX.
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated after police provided an additional statement.
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