Justice · Canton warrant shootingCanton Texas shooting: Deputy killed, officer hospitalized, suspect found deadAired October 21, 2026 at 11:35 AM UTCWritten October 21, 2026 at 11:40 AM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:07A deputy died helping police serve a warrant at a home.0:10A Canton police officer was also shot and taken to a hospital.0:13The suspect was later found dead inside the house.0:16Investigators still have to determine whether officers' gunfire or a self-inflicted0:20shot killed the suspect.0:22The shooting happened Tuesday night, October 20, in Van Zant County, Texas.0:26Officers were at a home in the 4,300 block of State Highway 198, just south of0:32Canton, when the warrant operation turned into an exchange of gunfire.0:35One Van Zant County deputy was pronounced dead.0:38One Canton officer was hospitalized, and the officer's condition was still unknown0:42Wednesday morning.0:43The suspect was found dead inside the home with a gunshot wound.0:46Officials hadn't identified those involved by early Wednesday morning.0:49The sheriff's office says the suspect had outstanding felony warrants for aggravated0:53assault and aggravated assault on a peace officer.0:56Officials haven't said which warrant officers were serving at the house that night.0:59Deputies were called to help Canton police at about 10 p.m., about 10.20 p.m.1:04Personnel at the scene reported shots coming from inside the home toward deputies1:07and officers outside.1:09Officers returned fire.1:11The sheriff's office says both the deputy and the Canton officer were struck during1:15that exchange.1:16The suspect was found inside afterward.1:18Investigators haven't determined where the shot that killed the suspect came from.1:22Sheriff Kevin Bridger said, this was an isolated incident and there is no threat to1:27the public.1:28The Texas Rangers will lead the ongoing investigation into the exchange of gunfire,1:32including the source of the suspect's fatal wound.Explore with HeyDexFollow via RSSThe shortThe short ↗