The Eyrie

SAN ANGELO, TX — A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper was shot and seriously injured Friday afternoon in San Angelo, according to local authorities. Police said the trooper is now in stable condition, and officials described the scene as a chaotic confrontation that unfolded after 4:30 p.m.

San Angelo Police Chief Travis Griffith said all suspects connected to the incident are in custody. He also said one civilian was injured, though he did not say whether that injury was caused by the trooper during the encounter.

Police say the trooper is stable and the scene was chaotic

Griffith characterized the shooting as a “hectic moment,” underscoring how quickly the situation escalated. He said the trooper suffered a serious injury but was stable after the shooting.

Officials have not publicly laid out exactly what led up to the gunfire or how many people were involved. The basic timeline so far places the shooting sometime after 4:30 p.m., but investigators have not yet released a fuller account of the confrontation.

That lack of detail leaves open key questions about who fired first and what actions led to the trooper being hit. Authorities have said only that the case is still under investigation.

Texas Rangers take over the investigation

Texas DPS spokesman Justin Baker said the Texas Rangers, which is a division of DPS, will lead the investigation going forward. That change signals a more detailed review of the shooting and the events surrounding it.

Baker said his office plans to provide more information as the case develops. For now, officials have not released information about the suspect or suspects beyond confirming that they are in custody.

Because the Rangers are now handling the investigation, any further answers about the use of force, the sequence of events, and whether the trooper fired a weapon are expected to come from DPS or the Rangers as their review continues.

One civilian was injured during the encounter

Authorities also said a civilian was hurt during the incident. Griffith did not say how serious that injury was, and he did not confirm whether it happened because of action taken by the trooper.

That uncertainty is part of what investigators are still trying to sort out. Officials have not said whether the civilian was among the suspects, a bystander, or someone otherwise connected to the confrontation.

For now, the only confirmed details are that the trooper was seriously injured, the civilian was injured as well, and all suspects are in custody. The rest remains part of the ongoing investigation.

Officials have not said what led to the gunfire

The broader circumstances around the shooting remain unclear. Police have not said whether the encounter began with a traffic stop, a call for service, or another kind of law enforcement response.

No motive has been released, and officials have not described the relationship, if any, between the trooper and the people now in custody. The available information only confirms that the shooting happened in the afternoon and that multiple agencies are now involved.

Until investigators release more findings, the most important unanswered questions are how the confrontation started, who fired the shots, and what role each person played once the situation turned violent.

Friday’s shooting adds to a string of serious local violence cases

The San Angelo case comes as local investigators have also been handling other serious shooting incidents in the area, including a separate shots-fired investigation at an apartment complex and a fatal shooting case in which a suspect was taken into custody.

Those earlier cases are distinct from the trooper shooting, but they show that law enforcement in the area has been dealing with multiple violent incidents in a short span of time. In this case, however, the central focus remains the injured trooper, the civilian wound, and the custody of the suspects.

As Texas Rangers continue their work, officials are expected to release additional information about what happened Friday afternoon and whether charges or more formal findings will follow.