Officers Cleared in Kilgore Shooting Death

LONGVIEW – A grand jury in Gregg County has cleared to Kilgore officers in the August 1st shooting death of Jamel Freeman, 19. The officers, Corporal David Tucker and Dee Ann Brown were both injured when they said Freeman attacked them with a knife. Tucker was stabbed in the left shoulder, officer Brown in the neck and back of her head after being thrown to the ground. Police say the knife-wielding Freeman was shot by Tucker as he was stabbing Officer Brown.

Texas Ranger Jason Dudley was called to investigate the Kilgore shooting. After completing the investigation, he turned the information over to Gregg County District Attorney Carl Dorrough. The D.A. told KETK TV, “The grand jury cleared the officers. They heard the testimony of the investigation from the Texas Rangers and the grand jury cleared the officers based on the investigation of the Texas Rangers.”