An off-duty Harris County sheriff’s deputy was killed Thursday night in an exchange of gunfire in a grocery-store parking lot, authorities say. About 8:40 p.m.,...
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About 8:40 p.m., 51-year-old Darren Almendarez was at a grocery store in the 2900 block of FM1960 when he noticed three people who appeared to be stealing a catalytic converter from his truck, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.As Almendarez approached them, the three men started shooting and Almendarez fired back, authorities said. Almendarez was struck and taken to Houston Northwest Hospital, where he died.
“He told his wife to get away from danger as he put himself in harm’s way to protect the rest of the community and to try to stop a crime,” Gonzalez said.
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