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Suspected Texas Killer Holds Officers at Bay Before Taking His Own Life

Summary by Crime Online
A SWAT standoff in a Houston suburb overnight Wednesday began when the suspect’s father came to Stafford police headquarters, saying his son had killed someone, and ended hours later with the suspect dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot. The suspect, identified as 35-year-old Adrian Mercado, shot at police when they first arrived around 10 p.m., hitting an officer’s radio attached to his protective vest, KHOU reported. “He actually staye…
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Crime Online broke the news in on Friday, September 5, 2025.
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