New Braunfels, TX: Officials: Man shot, killed by New Braunfels police during attempted kidnapping

By Claudia Grisales | Friday, December 3, 2010, 02:13 PM

New Braunfels police have identified a man shot and killed by police Thursday night as 39-year-old Glenn Shane Godden of Seguin.
New Braunfels police responded to a possible kidnapping at the 1800 block of Sunspur Drive shortly before 8 p.m. Thursday, said Lt. Michael Penshorn.
The caller reported that the back door to their home was broken and that their 32-year-old daughter, also a resident there, was missing, Penshorn said.
The resident “knew that there had been some issues with (the daughter’s) ex-husband,” Penshorn said. She “had a protective order against him.”
Police arrived to find a white Ford van leaving the area at a high rate of speed with a woman hanging out the driver’s side door being dragged, Penshorn said. The van accelerated past one officer, crossed to the left side of the roadway and hit a second patrol car head-on, Penshorn said.
The woman, who has not yet been identified, was trapped beneath both vehicles, Penshorn said.
Godden exited the vehicle and pointed a handgun at the woman, but the weapon malfunctioned, Penshorn said. Godden then pointed his weapon at three officers, who shot him several times, Penshorn said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The woman was airlifted to University Hospital in San Antonio with non-life threatening injuries, Penshorn said. She remained there Friday afternoon, he said.
New Braunfels police are investigating Godden’s actions and are also examining the officer-involved shooting, Penshorn said. The Texas Rangers will also review the shooting, Penshorn said.
The three officers have been placed on paid administrative leave pending the completion of the investigation, Penshorn said.