Houston, Nov 11 (AP) One Texas police officer was killed and a second officer was wounded in a shooting early on Saturday at a home in Austin that also left the suspected gunman dead, according to a post on the City Council message board by the mayor's chief of staff.

"One of our SWAT Officers is dead. Another Officer was shot” shortly after 4 am, according to the post by Colleen Pate for Mayor Kirk Watson.

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“The suspect was shot and was deceased at the scene,” the post said, but provided no further information.

Austin police declined comment until a news conference later Saturday.

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“I'm praying for the family of our fallen officer,” Watson said in a separate statement, and “for our officer who was shot and in surgery and his family.”(AP)

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