Man, 75, dies after gunfire exchange with deputies at North Texas house fire scene
About an hour and a half into an effort early Wednesday to extinguish a house fire in Johnson County, a 75-year-old man died after an exchange of gunfire with law enforcement, authorities said.
A deputy suffered minor injuries that the Texas Department of Public Safety did not describe. The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office told KTVT-TV that the deputy, who was using a ballistic shield, was hit in the face by shrapnel.
Before the shooting, firefighters and Johnson County Sheriff’s Office deputies went about 1 a.m. to the residence in the 5400 block of County Road 605, according to a DPS spokesperson.
About 2:40 a.m. the firefighters and deputies heard gunfire around the residence. While investigating, deputies encountered William Rogers holding a pistol, according to the DPS spokesperson.
Deputies fired their guns during the encounter, the Sheriff’s Office told KTVT.
Rogers died during gunfire the circumstances of which are being investigated by the Texas Rangers at the request of the sheriff’s office.
The injured deputy was treated at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth and then released.
