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Texas Rangers Investigating Weekend Officer-Involved Shooting in Georgetown

Summary by The Austin Editorial Desk · As published by KLBJ-AM · August 31, 2026 · 1 min read

Texas Rangers are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred over the weekend. The incident is being looked into by the Rangers. Details of the shooting are sparse, but it is known that…

For more information on the incident, further details are available from KLBJ-AM, which reported on the Texas Rangers investigating the weekend officer-involved shooting in Georgetown.

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Category: News · Published: August 31, 2026 · Source: KLBJ-AM · Reading time: 1 min

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