Overview
- Police said the suspect was later located and, after a lengthy negotiation, died by suicide.
- State Sen. Pete Flores said the suspect, identified as 26-year-old Jamison Cavazos, was wanted for engaging in organized criminal activity and failure to appear.
- Flores reported that Garretson and two other officers struggled with Cavazos during the attempted arrest before the shooting.
- Flores said two pistols were found with Cavazos, who was pronounced dead at the scene after negotiations.
- Garretson, 27, was a New Hampshire native, a U.S. Army veteran, and a 2025 hire at Copperas Cove Police; he is survived by a 5-year-old daughter.