{"id":53118,"date":"2017-11-24T05:34:11","date_gmt":"2017-11-24T05:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=53118"},"modified":"2017-11-24T05:34:11","modified_gmt":"2017-11-24T05:34:11","slug":"texas-authorities-catch-suspect-in-fatal-shooting-of-state-trooper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/texas-authorities-catch-suspect-in-fatal-shooting-of-state-trooper.html","title":{"rendered":"Texas authorities catch suspect in fatal shooting of state trooper"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Texas authorities catch suspect in fatal shooting of state trooper<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Texas authorities catch suspect in fatal shooting of state trooper:- Officials have apprehended a suspect in the fatal shooting of a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper, who was killed Thursday south of Dallas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">&#8220;Suspect in today&#8217;s fatal TXDPS trooper shooting in Freestone County has been captured in Waller County near Prairie View,&#8221; the Navarro County Office of Emergency Management said in a statement. &#8220;Excellent operation by numerous agencies to take this suspect into custody with no additional casualties,&#8221; the Navarro County Office of Emergency Management said in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Authorities have identified the suspect as Darbrett Black.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Trooper Damon Allen, 41, made a traffic stop about 3:45 p.m. on Interstate-45 in Freestone County. The trooper went up to the car, talked to the suspect, and returned to his patrol car.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The trooper died in his car after the suspect fired multiple times with a rifle, the state&#8217;s department of public safety said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The sheriff&#8217;s office in Waller County, just west of Houston, said on Facebook two hours before the capture that the suspect was seen by a deputy and shots were fired.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">&#8220;Our DPS family is heartbroken tonight after one of Texas&#8217; finest law enforcement officers was killed in the line of duty,&#8221; the DPS Director Steve McCraw said in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Allen, who was described as a loving husband and father of three, joined the department in 2002.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">&#8220;Trooper Allen&#8217;s dedication to duty, and his bravery and selfless sacrifice on this Thanksgiving Day, will never be forgotten,&#8221; McCraw said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Texas Gov. 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