Three dead in shooting near Texas A&M University

SAN ANTONIO,  (Reuters) – A gunman killed two people today, including a law enforcement officer who was serving him an eviction notice at a home near Texas A&M University, before police fatally shot him, officials said.

Four people also were injured, police and city officials in College Station said. The shooting comes at a time of national concern over gun violence after two recent mass shootings.

The dead officer was identified as Brazos County Constable Brian Bachmann, said Scott McCollum, assistant chief of the police department in College Station.

McCollum said Bachmann, 41, was shot in front of the house, about two blocks from the Texas A&M campus, and was pronounced dead at a hospital.

A 65-year-old male bystander also was killed, according to Jay Socol, a spokesman for the city of College Station, but his name was not released. The gunman, who has not been identified, was in his mid-30s, Socol said.

He said Bachmann had gone to the home to serve an eviction notice.