According to the sheriff’s office, they came into a man brandishing a knife when they were executing a warrant at the residence. According to the man’s family, they requested that deputies visit their house because he was experiencing a mental health crisis.
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The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were serving a warrant at a home in the 5600 block of Twin Oaks Drive in Haltom City on Friday when they encountered a man armed with a knife.
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A deputy was stabbed but is expected to be okay. The man was shot and killed.
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The man s family identified him as 19-year-old Christopher Loyo. They said they called for deputies to come to their home because of a mental health episode.
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The sheriff s office serves mental health and criminal warrants, but they would not specify if this was related to mental health, a criminal offense or both.
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The Texas Rangers were called to the scene to take over the investigation.
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The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were serving a warrant at a home in the 5600 block of Twin Oaks Drive in Haltom City on Friday when they encountered a man armed with a knife.
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A deputy was stabbed but is expected to be okay. The man was shot and killed.
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The man s family identified him as 19-year-old Christopher Loyo. They said they called for deputies to come to their home because of a mental health episode.
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The sheriff s office serves mental health and criminal warrants, but they would not specify if this was related to mental health, a criminal offense or both.
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The Texas Rangers were called to the scene to take over the investigation.
Texas’s Haltum CityAfter a fatal gunshot in Haltom City, an armed man was killed and a Tarrant County sheriff’s deputy was hurt.
Deputies were executing a warrant at a residence on Friday when they came upon the man brandishing a knife, according to the sheriff’s office.
A deputy was stabbed, according to deputies. The man died after being shot.
According to the man’s family, they requested deputies to visit their house due to a mental health crisis.
We know:
It took place in a residence in Haltom City’s 5600 block of Twin Oaks Drive shortly before 2:00 p.m.
The individual was carrying a knife, according to a brief statement made by Tarrant County Chief Deputy Jennifer Gabbert on the scene.
“There was an altercation. The guy is dead, and the deputy was hurt,” she stated.
Despite being brought to the hospital, the stabbed deputy is likely to recover.
Questions were not publicly addressed by the sheriff’s office.
What they’re saying:
Christopher Loyo, 19, was named as the murder victim by his family on Friday afternoon. They said deputies entered quickly and without warning.
“They had no conversation with him. Jorge Loyo, the man’s brother, remarked, “At all.” “Why? I’m not sure. What protocols do the deputies of Tarrant County follow? Is that it? Simply drag him out.
Jorge claims that he requested a mental health warrant from a judge on Thursday. He claims that throughout the previous week or so, his brother had been acting strangely.
“He shut himself in his chamber. He wasn’t eating. He claimed that his meal had been tainted. “He has no faith in anyone. He was quite suspicious.
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According to Jorge, Christopher’s family wanted the best for him. When deputies arrived, they were at home. They also claim to have heard it, even though they did not witness everything that occurred. They ponder whether the course of events may have been different.
“I just heard the gunshots and the taser, and that was it,” said Jorge. “We needed assistance getting him to the hospital. He had no desire to leave voluntarily.
What is unknown to us:
Although the sheriff’s office serves both criminal and mental health warrants, they would not say if this was connected to a criminal offense, mental health, or both.
According to court documents from Tarrant County, Christopher was accused of threatening a guy with a firearm and was only charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon last Wednesday. Two days later, he bonded.
It’s unclear, though, if that has anything to do with the warrant that was served on Friday.
Next steps:
The inquiry was taken over by Texas Rangers, who were dispatched to the scene.
The Source: Christopher Loyo’s family and the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office hosted a news briefing that provided the information for this article.
