A northeast Texas town is in mourning this Thanksgiving week after an officer on its police force died in the line of duty for the first time in over a century.

Police say an officer has been killed and a suspect wounded in a shooting in North Texas. Greenville Police Chief Chris Smith said in a statement Tuesday that Officer Cooper Dawson died in a hospital following the shooting Monday night.

A police officer was shot and killed during a shootout with a fleeing suspect in Greenville, Texas, on Monday, according to local law enforcement.