A third suspect has been arrested in connection to the fatal Thursday shooting of a Texas Deputy Darren Almendarez who is being remembered as “a remarkable man,' according to authorities.
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez initially announced the arrests of Joshua Stewart, 23, and Fredarius Clark, 19, on Friday evening. He later announced the arrest of a 17-year-old male suspect. All three suspects face capital murder charges.Harris County Sheriff's Office Deputy Darren Almendarez was shot and killed Thursday while leaving a grocery store.
"Humble beginnings, grew up in Second Ward and played sports at Settegast Park. From his first job as a teen at Whataburger on Harrisburg to fulfilling his goal of being a cop," Gonzalez wrote.Almendarez was out buying groceries with his wife for his sister's birthday party. While exiting Joe V's Smart Shop, he apparently spotted the three suspects"attempting to steal his truck's catalytic converter," Gonzalez tweeted.
The suspects had backed their Nissan up to Almendarez's truck, and the off-duty deputy then spotted two of the suspects beneath his vehicle. Almendarez told his wife to go somewhere safe and approached the suspect vehicle, which by then had three people inside, authorities said.at the Almendarez as he approached the vehicle, and Almendarez was struck multiple times. The deputy managed to return fire and shot at least two suspects, who then fled the parking lot.
Stewart and Clark arrived at a hospital in the suspect vehicle a short time later with gunshot wounds, authorities said.
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