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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