Another blue alert for a cop-shooter, this one up near Wichita Falls:
The Blue Alert sent to Texans’ cell phones late Monday night after 11 p.m. is for a man accused of shooting a Clay County Sheriff’s Office deputy. The shooting happened near Wichita Falls.
Investigators are looking for a man with a thin build. He was last seen wearing a dark flat-billed cap and driving a white four-door Cadillac.
The sheriff’s office says Deputy Breanton Chitwood attempted to pull the man over around 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Jolly Truck Stop.
Jolly is a small town between Wichita Falls and Henrietta.
When Chitwood walked up, he was shot and returned fire, the sheriff’s office said. According to Clay County Sheriff Jeffrey Lyde, Chitwood was shot in his bulletproof vest and is expected to be okay.
Lyde said the license plate number of the vehicle is FXJ-1334, and the plates are stolen.
Crime Stoppers is offering a $5,000 award for any information leading to the arrest.
Good thing the officer is fine. Here’s a pic of the vehicle:
SHARE: Police are looking for a suspect driving a white Cadillac with Texas plates: FXJ 1334. https://t.co/BNRXuReuYL
— KENS 5 (@KENS5) August 17, 2021
If you see that car, now with added bullet holes, call 911.
Tags: Blue Alert, Breanton Chitwood, Clay County, Crime, Jolly (Texas), police, Texas, Wichita Falls
Did you copy the included description directly from the linked article? I ask because the quoted text didn’t include the suspect’s race, but the story the link did (White).
Just curious about the discrepancy.
I copied from the story, so they’ve updated it.