United States › South › Texas › Van Zandt County
Van Zandt County Deputy And Suspect Killed In Gunfire Exchange During Warrant Service
Permanent address · /tx/van-zandt-county/2026/10/21/van-zandt-county-deputy-and-suspect-killed-in-gunfire-exchange-during-warrant-423911
Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
10
First seen
Oct 21, 5:31 AM CDT
updated Oct 26, 7:35 PM CDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by KVUE, WFAA and 8 others, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
A Van Zandt County deputy and a wanted suspect were killed and a Canton police officer was injured in a gunfire exchange during a warrant service, KCEN-TV reported. The fallen deputy was escorted home to Canton ahead of a Wednesday funeral, WFAA reported.
Written by our system from the sources below (10), version 10, Oct 28, 2:12 PM CDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
- Van Zandt County deputy killed in shootout escorted home to Canton ahead of Wednesday funeral · WFAA
- Funeral services announced for Van Zandt County deputy killed in reported shootout with suspect · KENS
- 'Act of pure evil': Van Zandt County shares new details on shootout that killed deputy · KDFW
- Van Zandt County deputy killed in shootout with wanted suspect · Herald-Banner
- Van Zandt County deputy killed, Canton police officer injured in shootout with wanted suspect · KCEN-TV
- Van Zandt County deputy and suspect killed in gunfire exchange during warrant service · KWES-TV
- Van Zandt County deputy and suspect killed in gunfire exchange during warrant service · KIII
- Van Zandt County deputy and suspect killed in gunfire exchange during warrant service · KBMT
- Van Zandt County mourns Deputy Sherifi as community rallies around his family, injured officer · KXAS-TV
- Van Zandt County deputy and suspect killed in gunfire exchange during warrant service · KVUE
Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once
How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
This map needs WebGL, which this browser does not offer. What it shows is on this page as text.
Van Zandt County and its neighbours, as they are right now. The event is placed on the county; it is not drawn as a point.