Texas police officer gunned down by wanted fugitive in violent arrest attempt: officials

A Texas police officer was shot and killed in the line of duty while trying to apprehend a wanted fugitive, according to authorities. 

Copperas Cove Police Officer Elijah Garretson, a 27-year-old New Hampshire native, was fatally wounded while attempting to arrest a fugitive who was wanted for engaging in organized criminal activity and failing to appear in court on Jan. 10, Texas State Sen. Pete Flores, whose district includes Copperas Cove, said in a Facebook post. 

According to Flores...