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1 dead in officer involved shooting in Richland Hills

By Julia Falcon

/ CBS Texas

1 dead in officer involved shooting in Richland Hills

RICHLAND HILLS, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) - One person is dead after an officer involved shooting in Richland Hills. 

The shooting happened around 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Boulevard 26 and Glenview to Vance was closed for the investigation.

Police said this all started when a man shooting a rifle in the middle of Hardesty Street. Responding officers said that the suspect pointed the rifle at them, and that's when they shot him.

Texas Rangers are investigating.

Julia Falcon

Julia Falcon is a digital content producer at CBS News Texas. Julia has previously written for news outlets across Dallas-Fort Worth like the Denton Record-Chronicle, D Magazine, 1080 KRLD and 105.3 The Fan. She covers a span of topics, focusing on sports and trending topics. Every week, Julia produces a show called "Eye on Trending," where she answers top trending questions.

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