Posted on 10/21/2020 10:46:51 AM PDT by DallasBiff
Houston Police chief Art Acevedo comforts Council Member Carolyn Evan Shabazz outside Memorial Hermann Hospital after the death of Sgt. Harold Preston on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, in Houston. Two officers were shot by a suspect during a domestic violence call at an apartment complex near El Rio and Holly Hall streets.
Two officers were shot by a suspect during a domestic violence call at an apartment complex near El Rio and Holly Hall streets.Photo: Godofredo A. Vásquez/Staff photographer Houston Police officers watch as chief Art Acevedo talks to reporters about the death of Sgt. Harold Preston, at Memorial Hermann Hospital on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, in Houston. Two officers were shot by a suspect during a domestic violence call at an apartment complex near El Rio and Holly Hall streets. 3of3Houston Police officers watch as chief Art Acevedo talks to reporters about the death of Sgt. Harold Preston, at Memorial Hermann Hospital on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, in Houston. Two officers were shot by a suspect during a domestic violence call at an apartment complex near El Rio and Holly Hall streets.
District Attorney candidate Mary Nan Huffman blamed incumbent Kim Ogg for a Houston police sergeant's death on Tuesday, claiming that her office's decision not to take charges against the suspect in an earlier domestic disturbance "directly" led to the fatal shooting.
Huffman, a lawyer for the Houston Police Officers' Union, said Ogg “put the gun in (suspect Elmer Manzano’s) hands.”
“His death was 100% preventable,” she wrote in a news release. “Had charges been accepted, Mr. Manzano might be back on the street, but his gun and ammunition would have been seized and held as evidence. No gun would have meant no dead officer.”
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Details? Firewall.
Salvadorian. Gangster?
What was previous crime?
Chris Saucedo on WBAP 820 said this morning that the perp was an illegal aliean.
MS-13?
Cripes. It's Houston. He could get another gun in an hour.
Glad I live in Montgomery County.
In October 1994, Manzano was arrested for the unlawful carrying of a firearm in Dallas County. That case was dismissed after a year of deferred adjudication, according to Dallas County court records.
In August 2000, Manzano was arrested for assault in Dallas County. He agreed to a plea of one-year probation in the case. His probation was later revoked and he was sentenced to 6 months in jail, according to Dallas County court records.
In December 2000, Manzano was again arrested in Dallas County for assault. He agreed to a plea of one year of probation in the case. His probation was later revoked and he was sentenced to six months in jail, according to Dallas County court records.
In May 2001, Manzano was yet again arrested in Dallas County for felony assault causing bodily injury to a family member. The charge was dismissed after two years of deferred adjudication, according to Dallas County court records.
In December 2002, Manzano pleaded guilty to evading arrest with a motor vehicle in Harris County. He was sentenced to 120 days in jail, according to court records.
In 2004, in Harris County, a judge issued a protective order against Manzano, but there have been no court records of crimes or domestic issues since then.
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Interesting update at your link. Seem the second officer who was shot was also the officer who responded to the call on Sunday.
Interesting update at your link. Seem the second officer who was shot was also the officer who responded to the call on Sunday. KHOU and KPRC have been all over this story
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