Man who shot Texas DPS agent did not know he was firing at officer, authorities say

A man who shot a Texas Department of Public Safety special agent on Friday in Fort Worth did not know that the person he fired upon outside his house was a law enforcement officer, the department said.

A caller to 911 reported that a pickup truck followed the caller to a house in the 14400 block of Mainstay Way and that he saw a man walking with a gun, according to a Fort Worth police call log.

The man who shot Special Agent William Wallace has not been charged, and DPS declined to release his name. Wallace was seriously injured. He was released on Saturday from a hospital and is recovering at home.

The Texas Rangers have said that Wallace was shot about 2:15 p.m. Friday as he was conducting an investigation and encountered a suspect at the Mainstay Way house. Wallace was wearing plainclothes and was driving an unmarked pickup truck.

The public safety department has not described the nature of the investigation. Wallace did not return fire.

Wallace has been employed by DPS since 2009 and is assigned to the criminal investigation division.