Texas meteorologist shot multiple times outside of TV station

KCEN-TV's morning meteorologist Patrick Crawford exchanged words with the suspect before they pulled a semi-automatic handgun and fired several times at Crawford, KCEN-TV reported. KCEN-TV's morning meteorologist Patrick Crawford exchanged words with the suspect before they pulled a semi-automatic handgun and fired several times at Crawford, KCEN-TV reported. Photo: Courtesy Photo: Courtesy Image 1 of / 17 Caption Close Texas meteorologist shot multiple times outside of TV station 1 / 17 Back to Gallery

Dozens of law enforcement officers are searching for a suspect who shot a weather forecaster outside of a Central Texas television station multiple times Wednesday morning.

A Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman said KCEN-TV's morning meteorologist Patrick Crawford, a Plano native, exchanged words with the suspect before the shooter pulled a semi-automatic handgun and fired several times at Crawford, KCEN-TV reported.

Crawford drove away from the downtown Temple location and flagged down a construction worker who called for help, according to KCEN-TV. He was taken to a local hospital where he was undergoing surgery, the station reported.

All schools in the Bruceville-Eddy Independent School District as well as the Bruceville-Eddy Special Events Center and an administration building have been placed on lockdown, the Waco Tribune-Herald reported.

The suspect is described as a 30- to 35-year-old white male with a receding hairline, KCEN-TV reported. He was wearing a black hoodie sweatshirt and dark jeans at the time of the shooting.

KCEN-TV employees have been told not to leave the building following a search.

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