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Bulverde police identify suspect killed in Black Friday SWAT standoff

Bulverde police identified the suspect killed in the Highway 21 SWAT standoff on Black Friday as 22-year-old Jerry Paul Stovall III of Canyon Lake.
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SAN ANTONIO -- Bulverde police identified the suspect killed in the SWAT standoff, near Highway 21, on Black Friday as 22-year-old Jerry Paul Stovall III of Canyon Lake.

San Marcos police shot and killed Stovall after he abducted his former girlfriend from her job and took her hostage during a high-speed chase in a stolen police car, according to the Hays County Sheriff's Office.

Investigators said Stovall lead officers on a chase that spanned two counties, shooting at police from within the stolen vehicle.

After SWAT surrounded Stovall, he threatened to kill his ex-girlfriend and police officers shot him in the head, according to the San Marcos Police Department.

Stovall was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Texas Rangers are investigating the shooting.

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