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Suspected gunman identified in College Station shootout

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    Casey Stegall reports from Dallas, Texas

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Time -- Fox News alert out this morning new details about life.

About police -- the man -- three people dead yesterday afternoon Casey Stegall live for us in Dallas at the very latest this morning good morning to case.

Yeah good morning to you guys three people killed and four world.

Through -- shootout that happened during lunchtime yesterday.

Just blocks away from the Texas a and M campus some students moving back in because classes start soon although no students were involved here's how it went down a constable.

Went to serve eviction papers at this single story home when the suspect reportedly met him outside with a weapon.

And then a thirty minute gun battle ensued an eyewitness jumped in the bed of his pickup truck to hide and describes the exchange like.

This.

I started to listen and count the number of shots fired home from what I heard I heard thirty shots fired -- They sounded like semiautomatic.

Browns.

Rifle.

It was -- -- for a while people Singapore's it was all straight shots -- from when I heard it was more thing tap tap tap tap tap tap.

Can you imagine now the 41 year old constable Brian Bachman.

Seen here died at the scene he leaves behind a wife and small children he did with the sheriff's department since 1993.

The suspect 35 year old Thomas couple.

Was also injured when officers returned fire he died a short time later.

Had an area hospital.

His mother telling the Huffington Post that her son had been having difficulties with his mental health in recent years.

And the minute she saw this on TV she tells that newspapers she knew it was him.

Three other College Station police officers were also hurt but they are doing okay this morning guys.

All right you can -- alive in the Metroplex thank you very much.