Officers shoot man with gun in Wylie neighborhood
WYLIE, Texas - Police and the Texas Rangers are investigating an officer-involved shooting in a Wylie neighborhood.
The shooting reportedly happened around 9:40 p.m. Wednesday outside a home in the 1000 block of Rockton Drive in the Sage Creek neighborhood.
Neighbors said they heard a couple fighting and then saw the husband walk out of the house with a gun. Responding officer reportedly told him to drop the weapon, but shot him when he didn't.
One neighbor said she heard just one gunshot as the man went down.
Wylie police confirmed officers shot the domestic disturbance suspect and said he was taken to the hospital for treatment. Police did not give his condition but said he is stable.
The officer who fired his weapon is on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.
The Texas Rangers will conduct an independent investigation into the shooting.
The names of the suspect and the officers involved have not yet been released.