A Houston-area sheriff's deputy fatally shot during a confrontation with suspected catalytic converter thieves.
Gonzalez said Almendarez and his wife were at the grocery store getting supplies to celebrate his sister's birthday.
"[He's] really a hero because as all of this unfolded he had the mindset to make sure he was protecting his wife," Gonzalez said."He told his wife to run, to get away from danger, as he put himself in harm's way to protect the rest of the community as he tried to stop the crime. Almendarez was a 23-year veteran of the Harris County Sheriff's Office and was assigned to the Auto Theft Task Force, Gonzalez said.
“This is tragic. You know, we’re tired of this crime in our community,” Gonzalez said. “We’re tired that people aren’t even safe to go out to the grocery store. This is a cop. This is a cop that’s just out with his family. It could be any one of us-- And it happened to be him. That’s unacceptable and we’ve said it time and time again, and I just don’t know what else to say.”
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