Two of the three suspects have been identified and charged in the murder of Deputy Darren Almendarez.
Investigation underway after an off-duty HCSO deputy was shot
FOX 26 Reporter Randy Wallace has details from the scene after a Harris County Sheriff's Office deputy was shot in a grocery store parking lot on Thursday night. He approached three suspects, two who were under his truck in the parking lot, and was greeted with gunfire. Dep. Almendarez, 51, was able to return fire, hitting at least two of the suspects, despite being shot multiple times.Dep. Almendarez, a 23-year veteran of HCSO, was transported to Houston Northwest Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Stewart, 23, and Clark, 19, arrived at the same hospital in the suspect vehicle a short time later, with gunshot wounds. Anyone with information about the murder of Deputy Darren Almendarez is asked to contact the Harris County Sheriff's Office Homicide Unit at
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