Killeen police investigating officer-involved shooting at motel

KILLEEN, Texas - The Killeen Police Department says it is investigating an officer-involved shooting at a motel near Conder Park on Sunday morning.

Killeen police say officers were dispatched to the Holiday Terrace Motor Hotel on E. Veterans Memorial Boulevard Jan. 12 around 11:14 a.m. in reference to a criminal trespass.

When they arrived, officers were told the male suspect had fled on foot eastbound. The suspect was later found on Terrace Drive.

Killeen police say during the confrontation, an officer gave several commands to the suspect when the officer discharged his firearm.

No injuries were reported and the suspect was detained and transported to the Killeen City Jail.

Killeen police say the department's Criminal Investigation Division and Internal Affairs Unit will conduct two separate investigations of the incident and that according to standard procedures, the officer has been placed on administrative leave pending the results.