Texas sheriff's deputy shot and killed
HARRIS COUNTY, Tex. -- A Texas sheriff's deputy was shot and killed Friday night, CBS affiliate KHOU reported.
The deputy was on duty in a full uniform while filling up his patrol car at a Chevron in northwest Harris County when he it appears he was shot from behind by a suspect, Harris County Sheriff's Spokesperson Officer Thomas Gilliland told KHOU.
The location is about 24 miles northwest of downtown Houston, according to the Houston Chronicle.
A witness called 911 to alert the sheriff's office that one of their deputies had been shot, Gilliland said. The deputy, a 10-year veteran of the department, died at the scene. His name has not been released.
Sheriff's officials believe the suspect is a dark-skinned male who's about 5-feet 10-inches or 6-feet tall wearing a white t-shirt and red shorts. Officials believe he fled the scene in a red- or maroon-colored Ford pickup truck, possibly an extended Ford Ranger.
"Give yourself up," Gilliland said.
Gilliland said authorities are reviewing surveillance footage from the gas station, but the video wasn't clear. He asked anyone with information about the shooting to call the Harris County Sheriff's Office.