These are the Houston-area law enforcement officers killed since start of 2022 - KPRC Click2Houston
The first three months of 2022 have proven difficult for the Houston area and its law enforcement community, with several law enforcement officers losing their lives.
These are the Houston-area officers who’ve died this year.
March 31: Harris County deputy Deputy Darren Almendarez
Off-duty HCSO deputy Darren Almendarez, 51, was fatally shot on March 31 during a gunfight that ensued when he approached three men who were trying to steal his catalytic converter while he was shopping at a grocery store with his wife, authorities said.
Almendarez was assigned to the auto theft division and had served the Sheriff’s Office for 23 years.
Feb. 23: San Jacinto County Pct. 1 Deputy Neil Adams
San Jacinto County Precinct 1 Deputy Neil Adams was working an off-duty security job at PlazAmericas mall in southwest Houston when he was fatally shot by a man who gained control of his gun during an altercation.
The suspect was shot by police and later died.
Adams was a deputy constable with San Jacinto County. He joined the Precinct 1 Constable’s Office in 2012. He was the county’s the environmental officer.
“We lost one of our heroes. He was a good man,” San Jacinto County Precinct 1 Constable Roy Rogers said. “He worked hard to take care of his family, to take care of the constituents of our county.”
Jan. 24: HCSO Sgt. Ramon Gutierrez
On Jan. 24. Sgt. Ramon Gutierrez had been working an off-duty job directing traffic as a motorcycle escort for a convoy of oversized machinery when he was struck by a suspected intoxicated driver on East Sam Houston Parkway N. at Tidwell . He died a short time later at a Memorial Hermann Health System hospital. He was 45.
Authorities said Gutierrez was in full uniform with a reflective jacket on and his motorcycle’s emergency lights activated when he was hit.
The driver, Lavillia Spry, has been charged with intoxication manslaughter of a peace officer, failure to stop and render aid resulting in death and evading arrest or detention in connection to the fatal crash.
Gutierrez was a 20-year veteran who served in the vehicular crimes division for the sheriff’s office.
Jan. 23: Harris County Pct. 5 Corporal Charles Galloway
Harris County Precinct 5 Corporal Charles Galloway was shot and killed during a traffic stop around 12:45 a.m. on Jan. 23. The 12-year veteran had stopped a driver in the 9100 block of Beechnut Street. A man exited the stopped the car and fired several shots at Galloway who died at the scene.
Galloway served in the Precinct 5 Toll Road Division and was promoted to corporal in 2020.
The man accused in Galloway’s death was captured in Mexico. Oscar Rosales, 51, is charged with capital murder.
source: https://www.click2houston.com/features/2022/04/01/these-are-the-houston-area-law-enforcement-officers-killed-in-2022/
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