In the early morning hours of Saturday, Oct. 25, Fairfield Police were out on patrol. While out on patrol, they responded to an incident that resulted in an officer involved shooting.
At approximately 1:00 a.m., Fairfield Police conducted a welfare check on a female that was walking in the middle of the roadway at the 200 block of County Road 606. While Fairfield Police were speaking with the female, a pickup truck came out of an oil field location and struck the officer’s patrol unit head on. A male subject exited the vehicle and encountered our officer. During the encounter, an officer discharged their firearm.
The male was transported to Freestone Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased. No Fairfield Police Officers were injured during the incident.
