The alert was issued in the early morning hours of Friday, Oct. 4. He is wanted in connection with the shooting of Memphis, Texas Police Chief Rex Plant.
DALLAS — A Blue Alert issued for Seth Altman, which prompted an early morning alert that woke up millions of Texans, was discontinued Wednesday.
As of Thursday, Oct. 17, Altman is still at large and tops the state’s most-wanted list. The state is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to Altman’s arrest and the FBI field office in Dallas is also offering $5,000.
The alert was initially issued for Altman, 33, of Memphis for “the killing or serious injury of a law enforcement officer,” according to the alert. He is accused of shooting Police Chief Rex Plant of Memphis, Texas in Hall County, located in the panhandle.
After shooting Plant, Altman ran away from the scene, according to Gov. Greg Abbott. He is considered to be armed and dangerous, according to the alert. He was last seen at 11:04 p.m. on Oct. 3 in the 200 block of South 4th Street in Memphis, Texas.
The alert was discontinued at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 16, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
A blue alert can be discontinued if the missing suspect is apprehended, the department receives evidence that the missing suspect has left this state or the department determines that the alert system will no longer aid in the apprehension of the missing suspect, according to Texas law.
After the alert was issued, the FCC received thousands of complaints from Texans related to the early-morning Blue Alert.
He is described as a white male who stands 6’2 and weighs about 220 lbs.