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Wylie man shot and killed in standoff

By Scott Harvey

Wylie – A 27-year-old North Texas man is shot and killed by policy in Wylie following a standoff that lasted several hours.

Jeremy Bates was said to have been intoxicated and head butted his mother, Susan. Officers were forced to open fire on Bates after he pointed a rifle at Wylie and McKinney SWAT officers.

The incident is under investigation by the Texas Rangers.