Houston — A Houston man was arrested in the fatal shooting of a sheriff’s deputy who was filling his patrol car with gas, reported The New York Times.
Shannon J. Miles was identified as the gunman and has been arrested on capital murder charges of deputy, Darren H. Goforth, 47.
Goforth was a 10-year veteran of the Harris County Sherriff’s Office.
As he was pumping the gas, the gunman approached Goforth from behind and began shooting. He continued to shoot even after the deputy had fallen to the ground.
According to investigators, they have not found any reason that set off the attack.
Miles lives half a mile from the gas station where the shooting occurred.
The shooting shocked the most populous county in Texas, Harris County.
According to The New York Times, Gov. Greg Abott said that “heinous and deliberate crimes against law enforcement” would not be tolerated.
Source: The New York Times
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