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Shooter, Bryan officer identified in drive-by shooting

Both the resident and the police officer who were shot received minor injuries, police say.
Credit: KAGS NEWS

BRYAN, Texas — A Bryan man who reportedly shot a Bryan police officer and another person on Sunday has died, according to the Bryan Police Department.

On Aug. 21 around 5:45 a.m., officers were called to the 1100 block of Crossing Drive regarding a disturbance involving two people and a child, police said.

Police said one of the people in the disturbance was Curtis McCoy. 32, who left before officers got to the scene.

Around 7:30 a.m., an officer, identified as Sarah Popham, was still at the scene speaking with a family member of one of the people involved when McCoy returned and shot at them from his vehicle, police said. He then drove off, police added.

Both Popham and the family member were shot, Bryan PD said. Even so, Popham immediately gave medical treatment to the family member, police said.

Both the officer and family member were then taken to a local-area hospital for treatment and were released later in the day, Bryan PD said.

Meanwhile, a pursuit was taking place between authorities and McCoy, police said. It ended between Waco and Hillsboro around 8:30 a.m. when the Texas Department of Public Safety found McCoy's vehicle. DPS said they found McCoy was dead because he shot himself.

Popham has been with the Bryan Police Department for two years, police said.

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