In case your smartphone went off early Friday morning, you could have Seth Altman and Corridor County responsible.

Texas authorities issued a Blue Alert about 4:50 a.m. Friday, launching a statewide seek for a person suspected of taking pictures Rex Plant, the police chief within the Panhandle city of Memphis, about 80 miles southeast of Amarillo.

The Texas Division of Public Security acknowledged that Altman, 33, is “wished for involvement within the killing or critical harm of a regulation enforcement officer.”

Who’s Seth Altman?

Altman is described as a white male, roughly 6 toes, 2 inches tall and 220 kilos. He has blue eyes and purple or auburn hair. He was final seen within the 200 block of South Fourth Road in Memphis about 11 p.m. Thursday, carrying a blue T-shirt and blue denims.

He’s thought-about to be armed and harmful. Anybody who spots him ought to name 911 and never method him, officers mentioned.

Altman is believed to have shot Plant on Thursday evening, in line with studies.

The police chief was shot a number of instances and was flown to a hospital. His situation is unknown.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott: $10,000 reward for information resulting in arrest of Memphis police chief taking pictures suspect

Gov. Greg Abbott introduced a $10,000 reward for data that results in the arrest of the suspect within the taking pictures of Plant. The DPS has positioned Altman on its checklist of the ten most wished fugitives.

“Texas is in the beginning a law-and-order state,” Abbott mentioned in a press launch. “Legislation enforcement officers selflessly put their lives on the road every day they placed on their badge, and so they need to know that they’ve the total assist of the State of Texas. I encourage anybody with data referring to this crime to name the Texas Crime Stoppers hotline or submit an nameless tip on-line to assist regulation enforcement convey this harmful felony to justice. Cecilia and I are praying for the swift restoration of Chief Rex Plant and for his family members throughout this troublesome time.” 

Anybody with data is requested to name the Crime Stoppers at 800-252-TIPS (8477) or submit a tip by way of the Texas 10 Most Needed web site or on-line at p3tips.com/tipform.aspx?ID=650.

The place is Corridor County, Texas?

Corridor County is within the southeastern Panhandle east of the Excessive Plains. In line with the U.S. Census Bureau, it has a inhabitants of two,825. Memphis is the county seat.

What’s a Blue Alert?

A Blue Alert is issued for people who find themselves suspected of killing or critically wounding native, state or federal regulation enforcement officers, in line with the DPS.

The Blue Alert program was created in 2008 and is designed to make sure that suspects are rapidly apprehended.

These standards should be met earlier than a Blue Alert will be issued underneath an individual’s title, in line with the DPS:

• A regulation enforcement officer will need to have been killed or critically injured by an offender.
• Authorities should imagine the suspect poses a critical threat or menace to the general public and regulation enforcement personnel.
• An outline of the suspect’s automobile, automobile tag or partial tag should be obtainable so it may be broadcast to the general public.
• The investigating regulation enforcement company should suggest activating the Blue Alert to the DPS.

The right way to flip off emergency alerts in your telephone

Disabling emergency alerts on iPhone and Android gadgets is likely to be barely totally different:

• For Android customers: Go to settings. Choose Notifications or Apps & Notifications. Navigate to Wi-fi Emergency Alerts or Superior, then choose Emergency Alerts. Toggle Amber Alerts, Extreme Alerts and Excessive Alerts on or off. On older telephones, you may have to delve deeper into Settings to find the choices.
• For iPhone customers: Open Settings. Choose Notifications, scroll to the underside and toggle Amber Alerts and Emergency Alerts on or off.

What are Texans saying concerning the blue alert?

Many Texans had been irate concerning the Blue Alert early this morning and took to social media to let or not it’s recognized.

Listed below are some reactions by way of X.

USA TODAY employees writers Alex Driggars and Julia Gomez contributed to this report.

This story was up to date so as to add a video and new data.