Officer shot, suspect killed on 5400 block of Burnham Dr.
Story Updated Sunday, April 21, at 3:52 p.m.:
Early Saturday morning police responded to a disturbance call involving gunshots and shot an armed man they said struggled with officers.
Police had reports of gunfire at 12:32 a.m. and say that when they arrived at the Summer House Apartments, “The male suspect produced a gun, shooting and striking one of the officers. One of the assisting officers returned fire, striking the male who succumbed to his injuries at the scene.”
The injured officer was taken to a local hospital for treatment, “and is in critical condition at this time,” Police said on their online community message board.
"Corpus Christi Police Department Officer Kyle Hicks was shot in the line of duty while responding to a call for service reference a domestic disturbance," the department announced Sunday. "Officer Hicks sustained life threatening injuries and continues to fight for his life. Officer Hicks is married and a father of four beautiful children, he has served his community proudly with the Corpus Christi Police Department for the past two years. Please keep Officer Hicks and his family in your prayers and respect their privacy as they navigate this difficult time in their lives."
This is a developing story.
The Corpus Christi Police Officers who were involved will be placed on paid administrative leave, in accordance with current department practice and policy, the news release said.
Anyone with information about this incident may call the Corpus Christi Police Department Criminal Investigations Division at 361-886-2840.
“Anyone who would like to keep their identity secret and still provide information to detectives should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit the tip online at https://www.p3tips.com/TipForm.aspx?ID=343&C=&T=,” the release states.
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