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Off-duty Texas chief shot in head dies

Chief Darrell Allen was working as security at a bar when he was shot

By Alejandro Martínez-Cabrera
Austin American-Statesman

AUSTIN — Marlin police Chief Darrell Allen died Tuesday afternoon from injuries sustained at a shooting attack nine days ago, Temple police said in a press release.

Temple police say Allen was shot on Nov. 1 while working an off-duty security job at a bar in Temple.

Allen was pronounced dead at Baylor Scott & White hospital, where he was treated since the shooting. The Waco Tribune-Herald reported a bullet entered his cheek and shattered his jaw.

A 24-year-old Temple man, Derrick Wayne Gamble, was arrested and charged with of aggravated assault on a peace officer. It is unclear whether his charges will be upgraded.

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