On July 12th, 2011 at about 12:25AM officers with the Snyder Police Department were dispatched to the 700 block of 26th Street in reference to a call of shots fired in the area. Cpl. Darrell Campbell and Officer Lee Ortiz responded to the area where they made contact with several individuals in a front yard of 700 26th Street. While speaking with the subjects a male who was at the residence who has not been identified produced a weapon and shot Cpl. Campbell then confronted Officer Ortiz. Officer Ortiz and the male were involved in a shooting and the male was killed at the scene. Cpl. Campbell was flown to UMC in Lubbock where he under went surgery for a gunshot wound to the head. As of this morning Cpl. Campbell is in the UMC ICU unit in critical condition.
Cpl. Darrell Campbell is 41 years old and has been with the Snyder Police Department since September 1st, 2009.
Officer Lee Ortiz is 37 years old and has been with the Snyder Police Department since October 23rd 2003.
The case is currently being investigated by the Texas Ranger and the Snyder Police Department.