Suspect shot after attacking deputy with knife in Haltom City, officials says
Haltom City armed man killed in deputy shooting
The sheriff's office says they were serving a warrant at the home when they encountered a man armed with a knife. The man’s family says they called for deputies to come to their home because he was having a mental health episode.
HALTOM CITY, Texas - An armed man is dead, and a Tarrant County sheriff's deputy was injured following a deadly shooting in Haltom City.
The sheriff's office says deputies were serving a warrant at a home Friday when they encountered the man armed with a knife.
Deputies say a deputy was stabbed. The man was shot and killed.
The man’s family says they called for deputies to come to their home because of a mental health episode.
Suspect shot while attack deputy, officials say
What we know:
A mental health warrant was issued for 19-year-old Christopher Loyo due to recent erratic behavior. Just days prior, he was arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He was released on bond.
Tarrant County Mental Health Warrant Deputies went to Loyo's home in the 5600 block of Twin Oaks Drive in Haltom City just before 2 p.m. to serve a warrant.
Loyo confronted deputies with a knife, according to the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office. One deputy was stabbed in the head and received severe lacerations to his hand.
Other deputies at the scene opened fire, killing Loyo. The Tarrant County Sheriff's Office say the shooting saved the life of the deputy.
The deputy who was stabbed was taken to the hospital but is expected to be okay.
What they're saying:
Family members of 19-year-old Loyo identified him as the man killed Friday afternoon. They claimed deputies made a fast and abrupt entry.
"They didn’t talk to him at all. At all," said the man’s brother, Jorge Loyo. "Why? I don’t know. What are the procedures of the Tarrant County deputies? Is that it? Just drag him out?"
Jorge says he went to a judge Thursday, asking for a mental-health warrant. He says his brother was displaying unusual behavior throughout the past week or so.
"He locked himself in his room. He wasn’t eating. He was saying that his food was poisoned," he said. "He doesn’t trust anybody. He was very paranoid."
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Jorge says his family wanted what’s best for Christopher. They were home when deputies entered. And while they did not see everything that happened, they say they heard it. They wonder if things could have played out differently.
"I just heard the gunshots and the taser, and that was it," Jorge said. "We wanted him to get help to take him to the hospital. He didn’t want to go willingly."
What's next:
Texas Rangers were called to the scene to take over the investigation.
The Source: The information in this story comes from a news briefing held by the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office and family members of Christopher Loyo.