A gunman opened fire on three deputies, killing one, say authorities in Houston, Texas.
A gunman opened fire on two deputies trying to arrest a possible suspect, say authorities in Houston, Texas. Using an AR-15 assault rifle, he killed one, and injured the other, according to officials. A third who rushed to the scene to help the law enforcement officials was also shot, they said. The Harris County Constable of Precinct 4 identified the slain deputy as Kareem Atkins,30. “Deputy Atkins recently returned back to work after paternity leave and leaves a wife and 6 month old baby,” the office wrote on Facebook. The Houston Police Department is investigating. According to Executive Assistant Chief James Jones in a press conference, Atkins and another deputy, identified by the constable’s office as 28-year-old Darryl Garrett, were working a police-related extra job at the 45 Norte Bar and Lounge on Saturday at approximately 2:15 a.m. They went outside to intervene in a disturbance, which could have been a robbery, Jones said. They were trying to arrest the suspect when a gunman ambushed them, shooting them from behind with a rifle.
