Lubbock Police Shoot Gunman During Property Dispute Sunday

The City of Lubbock has seen several headlines over the weekend of severe car accidents and even an officer-involved shooting. These are the details as we know them so far.

Officer-Involved Shooting in Lubbock

Everything Lubbock previously reported that on Sunday, May 10, Lubbock Police Department (LPD) responded to the 3400 block of 38th Street after reports were made of an officer-involved shooting.

It was discovered that just earlier that day, an officer from LPD was already dispatched to the location in order to assist a woman with retrieving her personal property from a residence she moved out of.

When the officer and the woman approached the building, the remaining resident and woman's brother, 31-year-old Westley Russell, produced a firearm and aimed it at the her. This was when the officer took out his own firearm and fired shots at Russell, requiring him to be rushed to University Medical Center (UMC) after initially refusing medical care. Both the officer and the woman were uninjured.

Westley Russel, who has a history with law enforcement, was then sent to the Lubbock County Detention Center on a $25,000 bond. He received one charge of aggravated assault.

Several Car Wrecks in Lubbock

In addition to the officer-involved shooting over the weekend, a man, later identified as 69-year-old Charles Hargrove, was struck and killed at the 5100 block of 19th Street on Saturday.

Police say Hargrove stepped off his curb into the street just as a vehicle was traveling westbound in the right-hand lane. Hargrove was struck and later rushed to UMC where he was pronounced dead.

No arrests have been made as this is an ongoing investigation as of May 11.

Finally, early morning Monday , LPD responded to a home on Hope Avenue after a vehicle drove straight into the building. Fortunately, there didn't seem to be any injuries to the driver or those inside the house.

You can keep up with the latest police reports from the City of Lubbock website under the police department news release webpage.