A man was rushed to a Tyler hospital after a Henderson County sheriff's deputy shot him during a disturbance call in the Wildewood subdivision, just south of Chandler off Big Bend Road. While deputies were investigating a disturbance, dispatch received reports of shots fired at the scene, and the man remained in custody after the shooting.
According to KLTV, deputies were investigating the disturbance when the suspect was shot by one of the responding deputies. Deputies at the scene began life-saving measures before the man was transported to the Tyler hospital for treatment, the station reports.
Rangers and DA's Office Brought In
The Henderson County Sheriff's Office has contacted both the Texas Rangers and the Henderson County District Attorney's Office in connection with the shooting, per the same report. Both agencies are expected to conduct investigations under standard protocol.
The Texas Rangers are part of the Texas Department of Public Safety, whose investigative work includes officer-involved shootings as well as major violent crimes, public corruption and cold cases. Their involvement brings a state investigative agency into a case involving a local sheriff’s deputy; the Rangers’ investigation is separate from the Henderson County District Attorney’s Office’s role in reviewing the case. The DPS describes the Rangers as conducting officer-involved shooting investigations.
Texas law also requires a public report after an officer fires a gun and injures or kills someone. The law-enforcement agency employing the officer must submit a form to the attorney general within 30 days; the attorney general must post it within five days of receipt. The form covers basic details such as the incident’s date and location, whether the person was injured, and whether the person had a deadly weapon. Those reporting requirements are set out in Article 2A.206 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
Investigation of the Shooting
The Wildewood shooting took place Saturday, September 26, 2026.
Texas law sets limits on when an officer may use force to make an arrest or conduct a search: the force must be reasonably believed immediately necessary, and the statute imposes additional conditions for deadly force. That legal standard provides context for the review, but the reported facts so far do not establish what the deputy perceived or whether the shooting complied with the law. The standard appears in Section 9.51 of the Texas Penal Code.
The sheriff's office contacted the Texas Rangers and Henderson County District Attorney's Office in connection with the shooting.
