MULTIPLE STABBINGS REPORTED MONDAY IN GIDDINGS
SUSPECT DEAD AFTER BEING SHOT BY POLICE
Update @ 6:45 a.m. Tuesday: Authorities have confirmed four people were stabbed Monday morning. An update on their condition has not been given. The Texas Rangers, Giddings police, and Lee County Sheriff's Office are investigating the incident.
Update @ 2:10 p.m.: Multiple stabbings were reported this (Monday) morning in Giddings, and the suspect involved was shot and killed by law enforcement.
The Giddings Times & News reported that Lee County EMS was called to stabbing incidents before 9 a.m. at two different downtown locations. Medics responded to the intersection of U.S. 77 and Independence Street and the intersection of Waco Street and Independence Street. At the locations, according to the newspaper, medics found three different victims had been stabbed in the neck.
The suspect was located near Simmang Park and Soccer Fields, south of where the victims were found. The suspect was killed after being shot by a Giddings police officer.
The Texas Rangers have taken over the investigation, according to Giddings police. Authorities have not determined a motive for the incident or given an update on the condition of the victims. The Rangers say as investigation is current and ongoing, there will not be any additional information released at this time.
Original Story @ 12 p.m.: Multiple stabbings were reported this (Monday) morning in Giddings, according to the city’s newspaper.
The Giddings Times & News reported that Lee County EMS was called to stabbing incidents at two different downtown locations. Medics responded to the intersection of U.S. 77 and Independence Street and the intersection of Waco Street and Independence Street. At the locations, according to Giddings Times & News, medics found three different victims had been stabbed in the neck.
A suspect was located near Simmang Park and Soccer Fields, south of where the victims were found. The newspaper reported that the suspect was believed to have been shot and killed.
KWHI will have more information on this story as soon as it becomes available.
As of 7pm .on monday no name no motive! But when you have a school shooting somewhere, they know the name and all the information in 5 minutes!
HIPAA prevents the hospitals from releasing victim information. That information usually has to come from the families, who are not required to talk to the news. As for suspect, law enforcement can withhold the name until the completion of the investigation, to prevent other suspects involved from fleeing or destroying evidence, and to ensure any tips or information they get isn’t coming from people who just read about It. There’s also a school of thought, post-Columbine and VA Tech, not to release mass killers or mass shooters or mass stabbers names, so as to avoid glorifying them.