- In Sulphur Springs, local police say an armed man who pointed his gun at police was shot and killed by officers on Monday. An official statement says Monday evening, police and Hopkins County sheriff’s deputies responded to a call of an armed man threatening to harm himself or others. Police say they found the man in a car in the parking lot of the Royal Inn at 1233 South Broadway Street. Officials say the man left the car and ran away from officers, who followed him. The statement says the man pointed a handgun at officers, and a Sulphur Springs policeman then shot the man, who died at the scene. The man’s identity has not been released. Following protocol in officer-involved shootings, the Texas Rangers are investigating the incident and the officer has been placed on administrative leave.
- In Greenville, a local man has pled not guilty to a charge of murder related to the death of his infant son. The Greenville Herald Banner reports that Jeremey David Strange has been jailed since September, when he was booked on a charge of serious bodily injury to a child. Strange’s infant child was suffering from shaken baby syndrome and died later that month. The next hearing in the case has been scheduled for Feb. 14.