Wounded Texas Deputy Fighting for His Life

[volshayes]

A follow-up to this.  Maybe he will keep his right eye.  Pretty tough after being hit with a shotgun blast to the face.

https://www.officer.com/tactical/tactical-medical/news/21031729/fayette-county-texas-sheriffs-deputy-calvin-cj-lehmann-shot-in-the-face-released-from-hospital?utm_source=Officer.com+Newsday+E-Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CPS181112010&o_eid=5113J4674090I4J&rdx.ident[pull]=omeda|5113J4674090I4J

Another officer shot in the face trying to do his job.

https://www.officer.com/tactical/swat/news/21030289/wounded-fayette-county-texas-sheriffs-deputy-fighting-for-his-life?utm_source=Officer.com+Newsday+E-Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CPS181102008&o_eid=5113J4674090I4J&rdx.ident[pull]=omeda|5113J4674090I4J

Edited November 12, 2018 by volshayes

[bersaguy]

Prayers being sent for him and his 3 daughters. Sounds like he is in the fight of his life and I pray he wins it. 

Another one of those cases of they should have waited on SWAT to kick the door in.

Edited November 3, 2018 by bersaguy

[Omega]

Yea, sad thing, hope he pulls through.  Point man needs a ballistic shield nowadays, no doubt.

[bersaguy]

21 minutes ago, Omega said:

Yea, sad thing, hope he pulls through.  Point man needs a ballistic shield nowadays, no doubt.

No doubt a shield would have been nice but a SWAT TEAM would have been much better IMO!!!

[Omega]

38 minutes ago, bersaguy said:

No doubt a shield would have been nice but a SWAT TEAM would have been much better IMO!!!

In this case, I agree, but that isn't always feasible. SWAT takes time to assemble, so some departments only call them in for higher risk situations. They may have not considered him dangerous, at least not so dangerous that SWAT was necessary. 

[bersaguy]

36 minutes ago, Omega said:

In this case, I agree, but that isn't always feasible. SWAT takes time to assemble, so some departments only call them in for higher risk situations. They may have not considered him dangerous, at least not so dangerous that SWAT was necessary. 

I don't know? He had already cut one officer in the dollar Store with a hunting style knife and escaped the scene to the apartment. They had him cornered in the apartment and he had already assaulted a police officer so that should indicate he was not willing to surrender easily.

[volshayes]

A follow-up to this.  Maybe he will keep his right eye.  Pretty tough after being hit with a shotgun blast to the face.

https://www.officer.com/tactical/tactical-medical/news/21031729/fayette-county-texas-sheriffs-deputy-calvin-cj-lehmann-shot-in-the-face-released-from-hospital?utm_source=Officer.com+Newsday+E-Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CPS181112010&o_eid=5113J4674090I4J&rdx.ident[pull]=omeda|5113J4674090I4J