PANOLA COUNTY, Texas – A sheriff's deputy in East Texas was shot and killed in the line of duty Tuesday morning
According to KLTV.com, the Panola County sheriff’s deputy initiated a traffic stop around 2 a.m. when the suspect shot the lawman six times with a semiautomatic rifle.
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Officials believe the deputy, identified as Chris Dickerson, fired his weapon.
The suspect, Gregory Newson, was arrested later in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Dickerson was an eight-year veteran of the Panola County Sheriff’s Office. He leaves behind a wife and two small children.