A fugitive suspected of ambushing and gunning down a Texas deputy constable during a traffic stop has been taken into custody in Mexico, authorities say.
of law enforcement officers across the country in the past few days, including two New York City police officers who were killed while answering a domestic violence call Friday and a sheriff's deputy in Milwaukee who was shot multiple times following a traffic stop early Wednesday morning.Harris County, Texas, Precinct 5 Constable Charles Galloway, 47, is seen in this undated photo. Galloway was shot multiple times during a traffic stop early Jan. 23, 2022, in Houston.
Finner said investigators obtained video of Rosales getting out of the car with an"assault-type weapon" and opening fire on Galloway without warning as the deputy was still seated in his patrol vehicle. He said Galloway, who was shot multiple times, did not have an opportunity to defend himself.Oscar Rosales is pictured in an image released by the Houston Poilce Department in an interview released via YouTube on Jan. 24, 2022.
Finner said Reina Marquez and her brother are alleged to have tampered with the Toyota Avalon, which has since been recovered by police.Galloway's death comes about three months after Harris County Constable Precinct 4 Deputy Kareem Atkins, 30, was shot to death in an ambush outside a Houston sports bar that also left Atkins' partner wounded. A 19-year-old suspect was arrested in December and charged with capital murder.
Lucas said one of the vehicle's occupants got out and ran, and the deputy was shot multiple times while chasing the man. A second occupant of the car was arrested, officials said.
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