Posted on 04/06/2022 10:51:17 AM PDT by thegagline
Three people have been charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting of an off-duty Texas deputy, authorities said.
The incident occurred Thursday night around 8:30 p.m. outside a grocery store in North Harris County.
Harris County Deputy Darren Almendarez, 51, and his wife were walking to their car from the store when he saw two men under his truck allegedly attempting to steal the vehicle's catalytic converter, authorities said.
Almendarez told his wife to run. As he approached his truck the suspects began firing at him, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez. Almendarez returned gunfire, striking two of the suspects, before they fled the parking lot in a car, the sheriff said.
The deputy was transported to a local hospital in critical condition, where he was pronounced dead from his gunshot wounds, authorities said. Almendarez's wife was not injured.
The two suspects wounded in the exchange showed up at the same hospital in the suspect's vehicle later that night in stable condition, authorities said.
The suspects -- Joshua Stewart, 23, and Fredarius Clark, 19 -- have been charged with capital murder in the shooting death of Almendarez, authorities said Friday.
A third suspect sought in the incident, 17-year-old Fredrick Tardy, was arrested and charged with capital murder, authorities said Friday night.
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"Heartbreaking," the sheriff said after the deputy was identified.
Almendarez "loved being a deputy" and was an "outstanding member" of the agency, Gonzalez said.
"A remarkable man and public servant. Humble beginnings, grew up in Second Ward and played sports at Settegast Park," Gonzalez said on social media. "From his first job as a teen at Whataburger on Harrisburg to fulfilling his goal of being a cop."***
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Savages. KTA
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democRATS...
Cat Converter thieves will open fire rather than just bolt? Damn! Seriously low IQ here.
Also copied: Which catalytic converters contain the most rhodium? The Toyota Prius is one of the most popular vehicles for catalytic converter thefts because they contain more rhodium, palladium, and platinum than other vehicles. A new one is worth around 2,000 $.
Those fat turds won’t even fit under my car 🤪
Gas thieves too.
Its horse thief level crime.
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