Texas DPS identifies man who allegedly shot area deputy responding to

ROCKDALE, Texas (KWTX) – The Texas Department of Public Safety identified Mark Edward Evers, 64, of Rockdale, Texas, as the assailant who shot and injured a Milam County Sheriff’s Office deputy responding to a mental health call.

The shooting happened around 2:00 p.m. on Oct. 19 in the 100 block of Inwood Drive, near Western Hills Road and Highway 79.

Milam County Deputy Sam Ferguson IV, who serves as the department’s mental health deputy, was on a mental health-related call with County Central Services when he was shot.

Evers allegedly became uncooperative while displaying suicidal tendencies and was determined to be in crisis and a danger to himself and others, the sheriff told KBTX.

When Deputy Ferguson tried to take the man away for an emergency detention order, the man opened fire on the deputy. Deputy Ferguson IV was hit multiple times and returned fire, fatally striking Evers.

Texas Rangers are leading the investigation into the deadly officer-involved shooting on Oct. 19, 2022, in Rockdale, according to the Milam County Sheriff’s Office.

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