Incident
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8-28-2015 Texas Houston 1-1
Location
August 28, 2015
ChevronHouston, Texas
Participants
- Type: Victim
- Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
- Name: Deputy Darren Goforth
- Age: 47
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Killed
- Type: Subject-Suspect
- Name: Shannon J. Miles
- Age: 30
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Unharmed, Arrested
Incident Characteristics
- Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
- Officer Involved Incident
- Officer Involved Shooting - Officer killed
Notes
Suspect charged with capital murder; guilty plea, life.
Guns Involved
1 gun involved.
- Type: Unknown
Sources
- URL: http://www.khou.com/story/news/2015/09/01/suspect--deputys-murder-spent-time--mental-hospital/71499580/
- URL: http://www.khou.com/story/news/local/2015/09/08/no-confession-suspect-charged-deputys-murder/71905730/
- URL: http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/miles-goforth/article/Defense-Goforth-was-meeting-a-mistress-at-the-6519432.php
- URL: http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Shannon-Miles-officials-indicted-on-capital-6651977.php
- URL: http://www.khou.com/story/news/crime/2015/12/09/attorney-goforth-suspect-mentally-incapable/77045178/
District
Congressional District: 7State Senate District: 7
State House District: 135