Police killings
2013-2020

Michael Clyde Lynch

Male, White

Date of the incident: 1/20/2016

Harper, Gillespie, TX
4116 S Ranch Road 783

Kerrville Police Department and Lone Star Fugitive Task Force were looking for Michael Lynch, who was believed to be in the Kerrville area. Lynch was located in Kerrville but fled from police. Lynch led police on a vehicle pursuit which ended in Gillespie County near Harper. Once in Gillespie County, Lynch got out of his vehicle and led police on a two-to-three mile foot pursuit through heavy brush and at one point swimming across a creek. With the assistance of a Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) helicopter, police were able to locate Lynch. During the course of the pursuit, a Kerrville Police Officer shot and killed Lynch.