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Barricaded suspect situation in north Midland being investigated as officer-involved shooting, Texas DPS confirms

A man shot a woman at a residence in the 5500 block of Newcastle Monday night and then barricaded himself inside the home. The man later died.

MIDLAND, Texas — The situation where a man who barricaded himself inside a north Midland home after shooting a woman Monday night is now being investigated as an officer-involved shooting, according to Sergeant Steven Blanco with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS).

The Strategic Communications Officer with the City of Midland, Stewart Doreen, told NewsWest 9 Monday night that the man died after he barricaded himself inside a home in the 5500 block of Newcastle.

Now NewsWest 9 knows the situation resulted in an officer-involved shooting.

The man and woman involved in the incident have not been identified by either the Midland Police Department or DPS.

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