UPDATE (10:15 A.M.) – The Gregg County Sheriff’s Office has released the identity of the suspect killed by a deputy late Sunday night after a violent fight on I-20.

Dewayne Morgan, 37, is from Tatum and had convictions for violence in Gregg County.

Back in 2006, Morgan pled guilty charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and was sentenced to 12 years in prison.

Deputy Tubb also released the identity of the deputy involved as Logan Joines. He is 31 years old and from Longview, according to public records.

According to Tubb, Joines had a violent fight with Morgan in the ditch off I-20 and was forced to shoot him. Tubb said that Joines attempted to use his taser, but it was ineffective.

Morgan died of his injuries at a Marshall hospital.

The Texas Rangers are investigating the incident, which is standard for officer-involved shootings.

GREGG COUNTY, Texas (KETK) – A Gregg County Sherrif’s deputy shot and killed a burglary suspect after a “violent encounter” late Sunday night, according to Deputy Josh Tubb.

Around 10:30 p.m., deputies responded to a call of a burglary in progress, just off I-20 on West Access Road near mile marker 591.

When a deputy arrived on scene, the deputy learned that the homeowner had shot at the burglar. Tubb said it was unclear if the homeowner hit the suspect with any of his shots.

The man took across I-20 into the eastbound ditch where the deputy tried to use his taser to subdue him, but it was ineffective. Tubb said that a “”violent encounter ensued after the deputy tried to take him into custody.

The deputy then pulled his gun and shot the man. The suspect was transported to CHRISTUS Good Shepherd in Marshall where he later died.

Tubb said the deputy was transported to a separate hospital where he is receiving treatment for his injuries.

The Texas Rangers are heading up the investigation into the shooting, which is standard protocol for deputy-involved shootings.