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| Suspect Allegedly Unloaded His Entire Pistol in Texas Deputy |
| 2015-09-01 |
| [ABCNEWS.GO] A gunman unloaded his entire pistol into slain Harris County Sheriff's Deputy Darren Goforth when he stopped at a gas station near Houston Friday, prosecutors said in court today, adding that officials found 15 shell-casings at the scene. Suspect Shannon Miles, 30, allegedly ran up to Goforth as he was filling up his tank and began firing immediately, Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson said today at Miles' court appearance. Anderson said Miles kept firing even when Goforth was on the ground. "The gun holds 14 in its magazine and one in its chamber," Anderson said. "Fifteen shell casings; you can do the math. He unloaded the entire pistol into Deputy Goforth." An eyewitness, who saw the suspect flee, described the make and model of Miles' red Ford Ranger, prosecutors said, leading authorities to Miles' house. Prosecutors said they found a gun matching the ballistics of the gun that killed Goforth. A witness viewed a video line-up and positively identified Miles as the shooter, prosecutors said. Miles, who appeared disoriented in court today, remained cuffed throughout his appearance and wore yellow jail jumpsuit. He is facing a capital murder charge. No plea was entered. Miles was provided court-appointed attorneys Anthony Osso and Charles Brown. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 He had enough capacity to pull the trigger 15 times. Seems like he had enough capacity to stand on a capital murder charge... |
| Posted by: Steve White 2015-09-01 18:10 |
| #3 I don't give a shit if he has "diminished capacity". He willfully unloaded 15 rounds into a cop. Hang the bastard. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2015-09-01 18:02 |
| #2 Per FoxNews this am, they're setting him up for a 'diminished capacity' defense. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2015-09-01 10:08 |
| #1 According to what I've read, the clerk, who was waiting on customers, missed seeing the whole thing. When he heard gunfire, he followed procedure and hit the button to lock the doors. The shooter had at that point shot Deputy Goforth three times; he then walked to the door of the store and tried it. When it wouldn't open, he went back and emptied his gun into the cop on the ground. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2015-09-01 07:51 |