LEAGUE CITY, TX. (THECOUNT) — Jeff Bodie has been identified as the Texas man shot dead during a police standoff Saturday morning in League City.
Bodie, 39, was killed by police Saturday morning after a standoff that began on Friday evening, the League City Police Department confirmed on Saturday morning.
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The victim was shot by SWAT officers while engaged in a standoff in the 3000 block of Coreopsis Court in League City about 10:58 p.m. Friday night, according to local reports.
Bodie allegedly pointed a rifle at officers before he was shot, officials said.
Police were called to a home on the street in western League City to a report of a disturbance at 9:28 p.m., officials said.
When officers arrived, they were told Bodie was inside the house, intoxicated and making threats to kill himself and shoot at police officers and was armed with at least one weapon, police said.
THECOUNT.COM has learned Bodie was communicating with friends and family members on Facebook during the deadly standoff.
Officers reached Bodie by phone and confirmed he was alone inside the house, officials said.
Bodie then shot four rounds from a gun through the front door of the residence, according to reports.
Bodie came out of the house at 10:58 p.m., officials said. He was holding a rifle with a “high-capacity ammunition drum inserted into the magazine well,” reports GalvNews.
Bodie ignored police commands to drop the weapon.
That’s when officers shot and killed Bodie.
The Galveston County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the shooting, Galveston County Sheriff Henry Trochesset said.
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Geo quick facts: League City is a city in Galveston County, Texas, within the Greater Houston metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, League City’s population was 83,560, up from 45,444 at the 2000 census. The city has a small portion north of Clear Creek within Harris County zoned for residential and commercial uses – Wikipedia.