HOOD COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) – Hood County Deputy Sheriff Lance McLean of Hico died Saturday at 11:45 a.m. in a Fort Worth hospital after being shot during a shootout Friday in Granbury, Sheriff Roger Deeds confirmed. “Everybody’s having a tough time dealing with it,” Deeds said. McLean is survived by his wife and two special needs children.

Sheriff’s Deputy Lance McLean who was shot in the back of the head Friday morning after answering a 911 disturbance call in Oak Trail Shores in Granbury. He passed away from his injuries Saturday morning at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth. (credit: Hood County Sheriff’s Office)
The gunman also injured another officer before he was killed. Officials with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) held a press conference on behalf of the Hood County Sheriff’s Department and Granbury police. They initially released the wrong name of the suspect. The gunman was later identified as Ricky Don McCommas, 49.

Ricky Don McCommas, 49, of Granbury was shot and killed in a shootout Friday. Johnson County court records indicate McCommas was indicted in April for sexual assault of a child. A warrant was issued for his arrest when he failed to appear in court Friday. (credit: Johnson County Sheriff Office)
Police said Sgt. McLean, 38, was shot in the head after he responded to a disturbance call at a house on Oak Trail Shores, just north of the city just before 11 a.m.
The deputy was taken John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth where he was listed in critical condition Friday night. McLean worked for the Hood County Sheriff’s Office five years. Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Lonny Haschel said McCommas left the location after shooting McLean. A backup Hood County Sheriff’s deputy called for assistance and let other members of law enforcement know that suspect McCommas was driving a white van with the windows shot out. “Officers quickly located that van, at which time McCommas drove the van into the Granbury City Hall parking lot,” Haschel explained.

A semi-automatic rifle is seen (upper right) near a white van that is believed to have been involved in at least one shootout in Hood County. The van and a deceased person ultimately came to a stop near the city of Granbury town square. (credit: CBSDFW.COM)
Officers followed McCommas to the parking lot, just off Houston Street in downtown Granbury. Officials say McCommas stopped the van and opened fire.