Two Lawmen Killed In Texas Shootout

(Payne Springs, TX) -- Two Texas deputies are dead and another is hospitalized after a shootout outside a rural home near the small town of Payne Springs. According to investigators, 47-year-old Randall Mays began shooting at officers who were responding to a 911 call from a neighbor who said Mays was chasing his wife with a handgun. According to witnesses, Mays tried to lure police into gunshot range by pretending to surrender. As police moved closer he opened fire. The shootout ended when Mays was shot. He is expected to recover.