One person is in custody, but it is unclear if this is a suspect or a witness, ABC 7 reports. Three Texas deputy constables were shot in an 'ambush attack' early Saturday morning that killed at least one of them. There is little information on the identity of the shooter, other than that he is a Hispanic male in his early twenties. A man with an AR-15 rifle ambushed three Harris County deputies early Saturday morning, killing one and wounding two others while they were responding to a disturbance outside a bar in north. The Harris County Precinct 4 constable deputies were working an extra job around 2:15 a.m. The officer who rushed outside after hearing the shots was deputy Juqaim Barthen, 26, who has been with the precinct since September 2019. He remains in intensive care at Hermann Hospital. Deputy Atkins had recently returned to work after becoming a father and leaves behind a wife and six-month-old child.ĭeputy Darrell Garrett, 38, who joined Precinct 4 in March 2018, was shot in the back and underwent surgery. Deputy Kareem Atkins, 30, who had been with Precinct 4 since January 2019, died of his injuries. Charles Galloway of Harris County Constable Precinct 5. Oscar Rosales, 51, has been charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting of Cpl. All three were shot from behind.Ī post on the precinct’s Facebook page identified the officers. A fugitive suspected of ambushing and gunning down a Texas deputy constable during a traffic stop over the weekend in Houston has been taken into custody in Mexico, authorities said Wednesday. The three constable deputies were working extra jobs at 45 Norte Bar and Lounge on the North Freeway when a witness told them of a possible robbery. Heading the gunshots, the third deputy ran out of the building and was also shot before he could draw his gun. 4 Constable Deputy Kareem Atkins and Deputies Darrell Garrett and Juqaim Barthen were ambushed on Houston's north side while working security. The assailant “came out of nowhere”, Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman told reporters.
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