Suspects Jailed in Deputy-Involved Shooting

JACKSONVILLE –- Two Jacksonville men have been released from the hospital and jailed in Cherokee County after being identified as those injured in the shooting involving a Cherokee County Deputy Sunday evening. Bond for Roel Gallegos, 20, was set at $200,000. Eric Carlos Torres, 18, has had his bond set at $500,000.

The Texas Rangers were called in to assist authorities in the shooting. It happened around 11:30 Sunday night when a deputy was investigating the sound of gunfire in the area around County Road 3303 and County Road 3304, just west of Jacksonville. Captain John R. Raffield said the deputy encountered a car with two persons inside that quickly accelerated, attempting to run over the deputy. The officer fired at the vehicle. The deputy was not injured, but officials say Gallegos and Torres, the vehicle’s occupants, were transported to area hospitals with injuries. The investigation is ongoing.