Chief: Man Ambushes 3 Texas Officers in His Home, Kills 1

Chief: Man Ambushes 3 Texas Officers in His Home, Kills 1
Police investigate the scene where, police say, a man shot and killed a San Marcos police officer and wounded two others in San Marcos, Texas, on April 18, 2020. Eric Gay/AP Photo
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SAN MARCOS, Texas—A man who killed one Texas police officer and wounded two others before killing himself was wearing body armor and waiting to ambush them when they arrived at his home in response to a domestic violence call, authorities said on Sunday.

The attack Saturday in San Marcos, a college town 45 miles northeast of San Antonio, left 31-year-old Officer Justin Putnam dead and two other officers in critical but stable condition, the city’s interim police chief, Bob Klett, said at a news conference Sunday.