Deputy Darren Goforth - Harrison County Sheriff's Office - TX - True Life Hero

Darren Goforth
- Aug. 28, 2015 -

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Harrison County Sheriff's Office Patch

Resided:	TX, USA
Born:	Unk
Fallen:	Aug. 28, 2015
Race/Sex:	Caucasian Male / 47 yrs. of age
	Agency
Dept:	Harrison County Sheriff's Office - TX 200 West Houston Marshall, TX 75670 USA (903)923-4000
County:	Harrison
Dept. Type:	County/Police
Hero's Rank:	Deputy
Sworn Date:	Unk
FBI Class:	Homicide - Ambush
Weapon Class:	Firearm
Agency URL:	Click Here
On The Job:	10 years

Bio: Not Available

Survived by:

Wife
and two children

Fatal Incident Summary

Offender:	Shannon Miles :: Black / Male - 30 years old
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Location:	Chevron gas station Cypress, Harris County, TX USA Fri. Aug. 28, 2015
Summary:	Deputy Sheriff Darren Goforth was shot and killed from ambush while pumping gas into his patrol car at a Chevron gas station at the intersection of West Road and Telge Road, in Cypress. Deputy Goforth was on patrol and had completed an assignment at the scene of an vehicle collision. He went to a local gas station to fuel his patrol car. As Deputy Goforth stood next to his patrol car filling it with fuel, a male subject(Miles) walked up behind him, and fired multiple shots. After Deputy Goforth fell to the ground, the subject shot him several more times before fleeing the scene in a red or maroon pickup truck. Approximately a dozen shell casings were found on the ground at the scene. Some parts of the execution was recorded on video by the cameras of the Chevron station. The suspect(miles) was apprehended several hours later after a massive manhunt involving multiple law enforcement agencies from around the Harris County and Houston area. At this time the motive for the ambush/execution is not known.
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Last Updated: Aug. 29, 2015