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The Voice of Seguin Today
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Elections administrator gives run Man identified in officer down on first week of early voting involved shooting in Seguin By Cindy Aguirre-Herrera
(Seguin) -- The first week of early voting for the November 3 General Election couldn’t have gone better. That’s according to Lisa Hayes, the Guadalupe County elections administrator. Hayes says
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she has not only been impressed with the voter experience but the overall turnout of people coming out to exercise their civic duty.
“This past week has been an absolute whirlwind and the voter turnout has been tremendous. We have been busy non-stop. It’s been great. The voters have been really patient for the most part with standing in line. We always try to do enough staffing and putting machines out there and everything so voters don’t have to stand in line for very long but the voter response to this early voting opportunity has been epic and so there’s a line every morning when we open. The lines tend to come and go throughout the day. There’s been a couple of times where we really didn’t have a line but the voters have been turning out. They’ve been really patient overall and they seem very pleased with our sanitation and efforts and it’s been a great first week. It’s been incredibly busy but that’s good because that means the voters are coming out to vote and that’s what we are happy to see,” said Hayes. Hayes says while there have, of course, been reported lines at various polling locations, those lines have been moving fairly quickly. See VOTE EARLY page 2
Officials say Shelton was shot after pointing a handgun at the officers, who were called out to the home to investigate a disturbance involving multiple persons and shots fired. By Cindy Aguirre-Herrera (Seguin) -- Investigation continues into an officer involved shooting late Friday night. The shooting involving a pair of Seguin Police Officers was reported at approximately 11:40 p.m. Friday at a home in the 300 block of Nagel Street. The suspect, identified as 30-year-old Di Andre Jamall Shelton, of Seguin, has since been treated for his injuries and now remains behind
Upon arrival, two Seguin Police Officers reportedly encountered Shelton standing inside the doorway of a residence holding a handgun. Shelton was ordered multiple times to put the weapon down and eventually complied with the officers’ requests. However, moments later and before officers could secure the weapon, officials say Shelton allegedly picked the handgun back up and pointed it at the officers. That’s when the officers reportedly fired, striking the suspect at least once.
Shelton was transported by Seguin Fire/EMS to Ascension Seton Hays Hospital in Kyle for non-lifethreatening injuries. Both officers have been placed on administrative leave per standard procedure during the investigation. Shelton is charged with aggravated assault against a public servant, a firstdegree felony. Officials say one of the officers involved in the shooting incident has been with the Seguin Police Department for five years, while the other has served the city of Seguin for just over a year. Officials say this is an ongoing investigation being conducted by the Seguin Police Department in coordination with Texas Rangers.
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