Update:
The Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office released additional information on the incident late Monday afternoon.
Authorities said the incident occurred in the 400 block of South Wicker in Littlefield.
LSO said Joseph Rey Jaramillo, 30, and Arnoledo Mendoza Lepez, 44, were arrested at the scene. They are currently being held in the Lamb County Jail.
The third suspect, shot by the deputy, has been identified as Zahir Alexander Rivera-Pineda, 27. Rivera-Pineda is currently in critical condition at a Lubbock hospital.
This was a muti-agency operation and is still under investigation.
Original Story:
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Texas Rangers are investigating an officer-involved shooting that took place Friday at a residence in Littlefield. At approximately 10:00 p.m., officers were executing a search warrant on the residence when the suspect was shot by a Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office deputy.
The preliminary investigation shows that the deputy observed the suspect standing in the garage with an object in his hand that the deputy believed to be a weapon. The deputy gave verbal commands for the suspect to get on the ground, which the suspect did not obey. The suspect began to raise the object and the deputy shot him. The suspect was airlifted to a Lubbock hospital and is currently in critical condition.
The Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office has requested the Texas Rangers to investigate the shooting. All investigative evidence will be turned over to the Lamb County District Attorney’s Office.
This is all the information available for release at this time.
Due to the nature of the officer’s duty assignment, his name will not be released and as is customary, he has been placed on administrative leave with pay, pending the Texas Rangers investigation. Please refer all other inquiries to the Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Ranger Division.
(News release from the Lubbock County Sheriff’s Offce)
