Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez says the person of interest wanted following the deadly shooting of a Harris County Sheriff's Office Deputy has been taken into custody.
The search is now over for a suspect after a Harris County deputy was shot and killed in the line of duty on Wednesday night.44-year-old Ronald "Ronnie" Palmer was located at a home in the 12300 block of Ghita Lane on Thursday evening. According to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, Palmer has been charged with capital murder in connection with the death of Deputy Fernando Esqueda.Esqueda, a five-year veteran of the sheriff's office, served on the Violent Person Task Force.
The employee was able to give the deputies a description of the vehicle and the license plate, and the deputies put out a general broadcast with the information.Officials say the call went out to numerous detectives and undercover deputies who have been working 12-hour shifts and conducting proactive patrols at night in the wake of Hurricane Beryl.One deputy put the vehicle information into a flock camera system and saw it had a history of hits in a specific area.
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