Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Shawn Turner
Age : 53
Gender : Male
Race : White
Date : 12/08/2025
Location : 4500 block of FM 2493
City : Bullard
County : Cherokee
State : Texas
Agency : Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Suicide
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 12/08/2025 deputies with the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report that 53-year-old Shawn Turner of Bullard was firing a rifle and threatening neighbors. Deputies encountered Turner on his porch and an exchange of gunfire occurred. Turner then went inside his home and continued to fire. Negotiators attempted contact without success. A search using a drone later located Turner inside the residence, where he was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.cbs19.tv/article/news/local/police-respond-to-shooting-on-fm-2493-in-cherokee-county-bullard-isd-secure-status/501-e993e9bf-bf0e-44b1-ac3d-0818956a1489
https://www.cbs19.tv/video/news/local/texas-rangers-investigating-after-cherokee-county-standoff-left-suspect-dead-2-officers-injured/501-3417c941-9fbb-49c3-9620-9162b68393d7
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/bullard-isd-campuses-placed-secure-163714600.html
