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  • Gunman kills 1, wounds 3 outside Texas courthouse

    MICHAEL GRACZYK, Associated Press

    BEAUMONT, Texas — A man at court with family members opened fire outside a Southeast Texas courthouse Wednesday, killing one person and wounding at least three others before briefly taking hostages at a nearby business, police said. The gunman had been inside the Jefferson County Courthouse in Beaumont but went out to his pickup truck shortly after 11 a.m., drew a weapon and began shooting, police said. A detective outside the courthouse fired back. He quickly was joined by law enforcement officers from nearby buildings, p...

  • Police: 3 dead after shooting near Texas A&M

    MICHAEL GRACZYK, Associated Press

    COLLEGE STATION, Texas — A gunman and a law enforcement officer were among three people killed Monday in a shooting near the Texas A&M University campus, police said. A male civilian also was killed, while two other officers and a woman were injured in the shooting in College Station, said Bryan Police Department spokesman Jon Agnew. Bryan police are assisting nearby College Station in the investigation. AP Photo/Bryan-College Station Eagle, Dave McDermand Texas State troopers and Brazos Valley lawmen watch as an ambulance b... Full story