Texas sheriff’s deputy shot and wounded north of Austin

Authorities at the scene said police received reports of the incident around 1:20 a.m. near Oak Meadow Drive and East Messick Loop. Austin police were working to shut down Highway 35 as a motorcade carried the body of the deputy from the hospital.

About 10 minutes after the call, deputies found Hutchinson near a creek behind his back yard with a gunshot wound, it said.

Friends and family gathered in Sgt. Hutchinson’s neighborhood in the parking lot of the Micki Krebsbach Pool in the evening to show their support.

Dozens of people, young and old, gathered in Round Rock for a prayer vigil in memory of Sgt. Craig Hutchinson.

The sergeant said Hutchison was “a big teddy bear and everybody loved him”.

Local authorities told residents to stay inside their homes as they search for the two suspects, KXAN reported.

TRAVIS COUNTY, TX (RNN) – The sheriff of a community where a deputy was killed in his backyard early Monday spoke about a crime that hit close to home. Investigators could be seen working in the area around the home.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Round Rock Police tip line at 512-671-2767.

Hutchinson was a 32-year veteran who had planned to retire in September. News stories displayed here appear in our category for US Headlines and are licensed via a specific agreement between LongIsland.com and The Associated Press, the world’s oldest and largest news organization.

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