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TROUP, Texas (KLTV) - On Wednesday, a shot was fired by police in an incident on South Railroad Street, leaving one man injured. Officials with Troup Police Department say they received a credible report of a suspect with documented mental health problems planning a mass shooting at a local business. They did not name the business that was to be targeted. Officers responded to the suspect’s home to check his welfare. The man answered the door, pointed a gun at the officer, and the officer shot the suspect, the department says. The suspect sustained non-life threatening injuries and is being evaluated at a local hospital. The officer was not injured, police say. This investigation has been turned over to the Texas Rangers.