Police Chief Lee Dixon of Bell County town Little River Academy was killed while he was responding to a disturbance call at home on Allison Street, according to the Bell County Sheriff's Office.
Police Chief Dixon was responding to a call that was reported by a walk-in to the department at 5:11 Dixon drove to the scene, letting dispatchers know that he was responding to a report of a man with a gun, Lt. Donnie Adams with the sheriff's office said.
Intially Dixon did not request backup but shortly after requested another officer be sent to his location. Shortly after his request there were attempts to contact Cheif Dixon via his radio but he did not respond. Shortly there after police began receiving 911 calls reporting there was an officer that had been shot.
He was pronounced dead at the scene at 5:28 p.m.
The sheriff's office had a man in custody and deputies were questioning him Thursday evening. No charges have been filed, Adams said.
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Dixon was retired from the Milam County Sheriff's Office. He had been chief of Little River-Academy's police department for about a month. The chief is the sole full-time officer of the department, Adams said.
Dixon also worked as a jailer in Bell County.
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