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Sheriff links 'national rhetoric' to killing of deputy in Houston
USA Today
Doug Stanglin
8/29/2015
Excerpt:
In an emotional press conference, Harris County Sheriff Ron Hickman said Deputy Darren Goforth was targeted simply because of his uniform. He went on to say that, at this time, the motive appears to be "absolute madness."
Harris County Sheriff Ron Hickman described the killing of a deputy sheriff at a gas station as a "cold-blooded assassination" and angrily condemned the "very dangerous national rhetoric" about police officers that he said was out of control.
Deputy Darren Goforth, 47, was fatally shot late Friday while filling his patrol car in northwest Harris County.
The suspect, whose image was caught on surveillance video, approached Goforth from behind and shot him several times in the back. He continued to fire even after the officer had fallen to the ground.
The suspect is shown in photos as a dark-skinned male wearing a white T-shirt and red shorts and apparently driving a red or maroon-colored Ford pickup.
Rickman said an intense manhunt was underway and that officers were speaking to several people in connection with the shooting, but that no arrest had been made yet.
Hickman said the killing was unprovoked and that Goforth was apparently singled out only because he was wearing the uniform of a law enforcement officer. The sheriff made it clear he felt the shooting was tied to a national backlash over several recent killings of unarmed black people by police officers.
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View the complete article, including image and video, at:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...ston/71358938/
USA Today
Doug Stanglin
8/29/2015
Excerpt:
In an emotional press conference, Harris County Sheriff Ron Hickman said Deputy Darren Goforth was targeted simply because of his uniform. He went on to say that, at this time, the motive appears to be "absolute madness."
Harris County Sheriff Ron Hickman described the killing of a deputy sheriff at a gas station as a "cold-blooded assassination" and angrily condemned the "very dangerous national rhetoric" about police officers that he said was out of control.
Deputy Darren Goforth, 47, was fatally shot late Friday while filling his patrol car in northwest Harris County.
The suspect, whose image was caught on surveillance video, approached Goforth from behind and shot him several times in the back. He continued to fire even after the officer had fallen to the ground.
The suspect is shown in photos as a dark-skinned male wearing a white T-shirt and red shorts and apparently driving a red or maroon-colored Ford pickup.
Rickman said an intense manhunt was underway and that officers were speaking to several people in connection with the shooting, but that no arrest had been made yet.
Hickman said the killing was unprovoked and that Goforth was apparently singled out only because he was wearing the uniform of a law enforcement officer. The sheriff made it clear he felt the shooting was tied to a national backlash over several recent killings of unarmed black people by police officers.
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View the complete article, including image and video, at:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...ston/71358938/