UPDATE (8:45 a.m. Friday)
CAMERON, Texas — The suspect who authorities say killed a Cameron police officer during a shootout and then was gunned down by law enforcement has been identified.
On Friday, Milam County Sheriff Mike Clore named Albert Rafael Acosta, 29, of Cameron, as the suspect.
On Thursday, Clore said Cameron police Sgt. Joshua Clouse was killed during the shootout.
DONATION INFORMATION
Joshua Clouse Memorial Fund
Citizens National Bank
P.O. Drawer 111
Cameron, TX 76520
Please make check payable to Josh Clouse Memorial Fund. You may mail a donation or drop by the bank at 118 S. Houston Cameron. Please include your name with your donation.
Donations can be made online and messages of support will be shared with the family. You can also mail your donations to The Club’s office at 3200 Steck Avenue, Suite 240, Austin, Texas 78757; call our office at 512-345-3200; or text “100clubcentex” to 44321.
UPDATE (5:47 p.m. Thursday)
Milam County Sheriff Mike Clore confirmed to 25 News late Thursday afternoon that Sgt. Joshua Clouse with the Cameron Police Department was killed in the shootout late Wednesday night. More information is expected to be released Friday morning.
ORIGINAL STORY
CAMERON, Texas – Two were killed — including a Cameron police officer and suspect — during a late-night shootout while law enforcement from multiple agencies attempted a search warrant, the Milam County Sheriff’s Office said.
A Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman said the suspect shot his wife — grazing her neck — at a home on East 7th and then she drove to a business on North Travis to call for help.
The search warrant had been issued after Cameron police responded to the North Travis business and found the suspect’s wife had been shot, Milam County Sheriff Mike Clore said in a news release.
The gunfire between law enforcement and the suspect subsequently occurred at the East 7th home during the attempted execution of the search warrant. Law enforcement returned fire after the suspect opened fire, Clore said.
In addition to Cameron police and the Milam County Sheriff’s Office, representatives from the Rockdale Police Department and Texas DPS were on scene.