A deputy constable was rushed to a hospital after a suspect shot him from behind multiple times in Houston, authorities said.
The shooting happened around 11:20 p.m. Wednesday as the deputy constable was standing next to another deputy constable’s vehicle, Houston police spokesman Kese Smith told The Associated Press.
Meanwhile, authorities were questioning a male who showed up a nearby fire station after the shooting and matched the description of the suspected shooter, Smith said. The person had not been arrested or charged, but also said authorities were not currently looking for anyone else in the shooting, he said.
The deputy constable is Alden Clopton, an 11-year veteran of the force who is married and has children, Lt. Holland Jones of the Harris County Precinct 7 Constable’s Office told media outlets Thursday morning. Clopton was in surgery Thursday morning with wounds to the abdomen and a bullet lodged near his heart, said Pamela Greenwood, also with Precinct 7.
“So right now, we’re not really sure of his condition,” she said.
According to Smith, the shooting came after a female reserve deputy constable made a traffic stop and called the male deputy constable to assist. The vehicle that was pulled over was cleared and left and the male deputy constable was standing outside the window of the female’s vehicle when he was shot. The female deputy constable got out and shot back, but it was unknown if she hit the suspect, who then fled, Smith said.
The person being questioned at the fire station did not have any injuries, Smith said. Smith also said he did not think the shooting was related to the traffic stop.
“It was completely unprovoked,” Greenwood said.
Asked if authorities believed the shooter was targeting law enforcement, Smith noted that both deputy constables were in uniform and had marked vehicles.
“I can’t see how someone can mistake them for someone other than law enforcement,” Smith said.
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Associated Press writers Sarah Rankin in Chicago and Bernard McGhee in Atlanta contributed to this report.
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“It was completely unprovoked ”
Yeah right LMFAO
Look who’s not been paying any attention
Feigning ignorance helps the sheep sleep well at night.
“It was completely unprovoked,” Greenwood said.
It’s been provoked for many years now, and it’s about time people finally started shooting back.
How many people were robbed, raped, or killed by this cop? Maybe the shooter was the husband of a woman molested during a traffic stop.
Either way, I’m sure he deserved it.
Snoopy Dance!