Location

September 19, 2022

Tri-State Fair & Rodeo
3301 SE 10th Ave
Amarillo, Texas

Participants

Incident Characteristics

• Shot - Wounded/Injured
• Officer Involved Incident
• Officer Involved Shooting - Officer shot
• Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator shot
• Possession of gun by felon or prohibited person

Notes

Subject shot off-duty deputy and fireman who were working the fair along with a bystander; deputy returned fire, hitting the subject. Suspect pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 40 years in Dec 2023;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

• Type: 9mm

Sources

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• URL: https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20220920/news/309209964/

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• URL: https://www.myhighplains.com/news/local-news/2-first-responders-involved-in-fair-shooting-to-be-honored/

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• URL: https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/amarillo-texas-fair-shooting-tri-state-fair-gunman-eleazar-suarez-17-potter-county-deputy-william-jacob-snyder-jake-snyder-potter-county-volunteer-firefighters-brady-carroll-fight-body-camera-9-mm-bullet-proof-vest-sgt-

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• URL: https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/amarillo-texas-tri-state-fair-shooting-gunman-eleazar-makiah-suarez-search-warrant-facebook-instagram-parole-gang-member-protection-potter-county-deputy-william-jacob-snyder-jake-snyder-volunteer-firefighter-brady-carro

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• URL: https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/gunman-in-tri-state-fair-shooting-pleads-guilty-sentenced-to-40-years-in-prison-eleazar-suarez-sergeant-eric-hooker-deputy-david-deleon-deputy-william-jake-snyder-potter-county-volunteer-firefighter-brady-carroll#

District

Congressional District: 13
State Senate District: 31
State House District: 87