Tyler courthouse shooting
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Sgt. Rusty Jacks, who later fired the shots that killed Arroyo, initially followed Arroyo away from the shooting scene riding on the hood of a police cruiser. | |
| Location | Tyler, Texas, United States |
| Date | February 24, 2005 (UTC-6) |
| Target | Perpetrator's ex-wife, responding law enforcement officers |
Attack type | Murder, resisting arrest, mass shooting, uxoricide |
| Weapons | Norinco MAK-90 semi-automatic rifle |
| Deaths | 3 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 4 |
| Perpetrator | David Hernandez Arroyo, Sr. |
On February 24, 2005, a man opened fire outside the courthouse in Tyler, Texas, killing his ex-wife and wounding his son before engaging in a shootout with police and court officers. David Hernandez Arroyo Sr. used a Type 56S rifle to carry out the attack. A local resident, Mark Alan Wilson, attempted to intervene but was fatally shot. Arroyo was later killed by police following a high-speed pursuit.