Texas Fire Kills Mother, Four Children; Deputy Killed Nearby

A house fire around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday near Canton in Van Zandt County, Texas, killed 27-year-old Jasmine Henson and four children, including her 9-year-old son Robert Mitchell; the other children were ages 3, 5 and 8. Three people escaped, while firefighters broke through an exterior wall to reach the four trapped children. The fire’s cause remains under investigation. Separately, a Van Zandt County sheriff’s deputy, Adam Sherifi, was killed and Canton police officer Christopher Watson was injured in a gunfire exchange while officers attempted to serve felony warrants at a nearby residence.