Jan. 18 (UPI) -- A Little Elm, Texas, police officer was shot and killed by a suspected gunman who later died in a standoff with police, authorities said.
Det. Jerry Walker, 48, an 18-year veteran of the Dallas suburb's police force, was among officers responding to a report of an active shooter on Tuesday afternoon. A man with a rifle was seen in the backyard of a house, who shot at officers after he entered the house, Lt. Orlando Hinojosa said. Walker was hit by a bullet, and died after he was airlifted to Denton Regional Medical Center, Fire Chief Brian Roach said.