Fannin County deputy injured in "intentional ambush," suspect dead by suicide, sheriff says

A deputy was injured, and the suspect is dead after gunfire erupted during a response call in Fannin County on Thursday, officials said.

According to the Fannin County Sheriff's Office, deputies were responding to a disturbance in the 500 block of County Road 5012 on Thursday afternoon. The first one to arrive on the scene was immediately met with gunfire upon arrival, according to a statement released Friday.

The suspect, identified as 35-year-old Cory Goode, was using a scoped rifle from a concealed location, the statement said. Goode fired about 14 shots at the deputy "in a clear intentional act to commit a murder," before the deputy escaped from his vehicle and took cover. After Goode lost track of the deputy, he died by suicide.

Bullet holes could be seen in the deputy's vehicle from the CBS News Texas chopper. The deputy's back windshield also appeared to have been shot out.

"This was an orchestrated, planned and intentional ambush with the clear intent to kill," Fannin County Sheriff Cody Shook said in a statement. "[The deputy] survived by his rapid split-second reaction, his extensive tactical training and by the grace of God."

Shook did not identify the deputy, but said he is a department veteran and member of the special response team, as well as a military veteran.

The deputy suffered injuries from shrapnel and windows exploding around him, but he still controlled the scene and checked on civilians in the area. He was treated at a hospital and released.

A statement from the Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA), the largest law enforcement association in Texas, said that the deputy was the target of an ambush, and that "multiple rounds fired into the windshield and headrest of the patrol unit."

The Texas Rangers responded to the scene and are handling the investigation.