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According to a report, a sheriff's deputy with 19 years of work died Friday night after being "wounded in the head" as a result of a shootout in Fort Worth, Texas.
MP Keith Shepherd was found injured in his personal vehicle in the parking lot of the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office across from the county jail around 9:30 pm, Dallas-Fort Worth daily FOX 4 reported.
He was expected to return from his break about two hours earlier, reported the Dallas Morning News.
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Shepherd was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead, the report said.
Authorities were investigating the area Friday night and collecting videos from all the cameras within three blocks of the crime scene, the channel reported.
Emergency vehicles are seen on the parking lot of the Sheriff County Department of Tarrant in Fort Worth, Texas. (FOX 4, Dallas-Fort Worth)
No suspects were identified immediately and no motives were immediately suspected.
"We just have to follow the facts until we understand what happened," said Sheriff Bill Waybourn at Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
The chief refused to speculate on what exactly could have happened on the parking lot.
Shepherd has been assigned to the department's detention staff, Chief of Staff David McClelland told Star-Telegram.
"I can tell you that what I know about Keith, is that he had an excellent reputation at the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office," Waybourn told the newspaper. "He was a strong leader. He was loved. He was an excellent husband and a good father.
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Waybourn said that he did not believe that the public was in danger, even though a suspect had not yet been apprehended.
"We are confident that this will be resolved soon," the sheriff told the Morning News.
This is a story in development. Come back for updates.
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