Massive Law Enforcement Manhunt for Armed Man in Kinney County, Texas

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc.

A massive law enforcement manhunt for an armed man with a rifle and knives is underway in Brackettville, Kinney County, Texas this morning, April 23, 2015, according to the Kinney County Sheriff’s Department.

A Kinney County resident contacted the Kinney County Sheriff’s Department that an armed man with a rifle and two knives asked him for a ride to Mexico at a local car wash or business site.

The Brackettville Independent School District immediately placed their schools under locked down to protect the safety of its students and staff.

The massive manhunt include the Kinney County Sheriff’s Department, Brackettville Police Department, Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers, and U.S. Border Patrol.