Terry Countryman
Male, White
Date of the incident: 10/19/2019
Palestine, Anderson, TX
29 Hickory Ridge
29 Hickory Ridge
At about 3:30 p.m., after allegedly stealing a company vehicle, Countryman shot and wounded Deputy Bradley Colman in a shoot-out at the Hickory Ridge Mobile Home Park. He then stole Colman's squad car and fled. After he reportedly rammed a Palestine Police Department vehicle near Montalba and shot at officers, he ran with a rifle taken from the deputy's squad car. Then he stole a blue SUV, crashed it, and ran into a woods. At about 5:30 p.m. a state trooper found Countryman, who allegedly pointed a rifle at the trooper, who shot and killed Countryman.