HOUSTON — Officials in Texas say a constable deputy has died after a driver fired multiple shots at him during a traffic stop early Sunday.
Harris County Precinct 5 Constable Ted Heap identified the fallen deputy as 47-year-old Cpl. Charles Galloway.
Houston police are handling the investigation.
Police Chief Troy Finner says witnesses saw a man get out of his vehicle and fire multiple shots at the deputy.
The gunman got away.
Heap says Galloway had been with the constable's office for about 12 and a half years.
He says the deputy mentored and trained numerous younger officers.
