Mesquite Police Chief David Gill says the death of Ofc. Richard Houston, who was gunned down December 3, has ultimately brought the department together.
Chief David Gill says the death of Ofc. Richard Houston, who was gunned down December 3, has ultimately brought the department together.The Mesquite chief of police says losing an officer violently was something he never imagined.
"It's daily that we think about it," Gill said. "It has brought them to a position where they rely on each other a little bit more. So I think… in that regard it's been beneficial to us.""That was a huge challenge to my leadership," he said. "This was a friend of mine." "I had my own personal grieving that I had to do, but then we also had the entire department… suffering," Gill said."Of course he was ambushed," Gill said, adding there was to defend against that.
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