Suspect in deputy's 'execution-style' slaying 'unloaded' gun at close range ... - Washington Post
Shannon J. Miles, 30, appeared in a yellow jumpsuit in Harris County’s 208th criminal court , where he was arraigned on a capital murder charge. Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson accused Miles of firing 15 rounds into deputy Darren Goforth’s back and head at a Chevron station in Cypress, Tex. , on Friday night, in what police have called “an unprovoked, execution-style killing of a police officer. [ After arrest in ‘execution-style’ shooting of Texas deputy, a search for a motive ]. Goforth had just filled up his patrol car and walked inside the gas station when a witness saw a man sitting in a red Ford Ranger pickup truck parked outside,... Surveillance video showed the man jump from the truck and run up behind Goforth as he exited the store, holding a handgun to the back of his head and pulling the trigger. Goforth, 47, was a 10-year veteran of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. No motive was discussed in court, but according to the Associated Press , Harris County Sheriff Ron Hickman has said that “our assumption is that [Goforth] was a target because he wore a uniform. Greg Abbott (R) ordered all Texas flags in Harris County and at the Capitol in Austin to be lowered to half-staff to honor Goforth. Goforth’s funeral has been set for 11 a. m. Friday at Second Baptist Church in Houston, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. Source: www.washingtonpost.com
