A Harris County deputy was shot and killed in the line of duty on Wednesday night while searching for a Little Ceasars customer who had pistol-whipped an employee.
A Harris County deputy was shot and killed in the line of duty on Wednesday night, and a search is underway for the suspect.According to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, the 28-year-old deputy was a five-year veteran of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. Officials say he was a member of the elite Violent Persons Task Force.The suspect's identity has not been released.
Officials say the call went out to numerous detectives and undercover deputies who have been working 12-hour shifts and conducting proactive patrols at night in the wake of Hurricane Beryl.One deputy put the vehicle information into a flock camera system and saw it had a history of hits in a specific area. Several detectives went to the area near the 13200 block of Italian Cypress Trail to look for the vehicle.
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