Duty Death: Sherman Otto Benys Jr. - [Kingsville]
End of Service: 04/11/2021
By Associated Press
KINGSVILLE, Texas — A southern Texas police officer has died three days after being shot while responding to a reported domestic disturbance, police said Thursday.
Kingsville Police Department Senior Patrolman Sherman Otto Benys Jr. died Thursday morning at a Corpus Christi hospital, according to a post on the department’s Facebook page.
Police said Benys was shot Monday afternoon as he and other officers responded to the call in the city near the Gulf Coast, about 370 miles (595 kilometers) southwest of Dallas.
A 40-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the shooting, police said, and an investigation is ongoing.
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