The Harris County Sheriff's Office in Texas announced Wednesday night that an officer was ambushed and killed.
The incident happened shortly before 10:15pm at Little Caesars on Wallisville Rd. in northeast Harris County, according to reports Click 2 Houston. The deputies were responding to allegations of aggravated assault.
It is with extreme sadness that we confirm the death on duty of a @HCSOTexas Deputy (28 years old), 5 year veteran of our agency. None of us are ever prepared for such an untimely death and our members need your prayers and support. Our thoughts are
1/2 pic.twitter.com/1rYXiFoHv4— Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) July 11, 2024
The suspect, angered by an incorrect pizza order, entered the restaurant, yelled at an employee, pulled out a gun and pistol-whipped the worker before fleeing the scene. HCSO detectives have obtained surveillance footage of the incident.
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The suspect's vehicle was discovered on Italian Cypress Trail by a 28-year-old undercover officer. Investigators suggest the deputy may have had trouble with his radio, but was on the phone with another deputy at the time of the ambush.
When additional officers arrived, they found the deputy suffering from multiple gunshot wounds and his vehicle riddled with bullets. Despite being rushed to LBJ Hospital, the deputy succumbed to his injuries. The deputy, a 5-year veteran of the HCSO and member of the Violent Person Task Force, has not yet been identified.
'WE WILL NOT REST UNTIL IT'S DONE!' | A sheriff's deputy was shot and killed in an ambush in northeast Harris County. @SheriffEd_HCSO said @UgochiKHOU
What we know right now: https://t.co/rP9gQsSLaK pic.twitter.com/g3DDtDc5FG
— KHOU 11 News Houston (@KHOU) July 11, 2024
SWAT teams have been deployed to two locations as authorities believe they have identified the gunman. The suspect is described as a black male wearing a black hat and sweater with unknown writing on it.
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