“We’ve mobilized our victims assistance and we will be given them the support over the next couple of days. “My main concern right now are the families of the three officers involved and getting them the immediate care and support that they’re going to need,” said Harris County Pct. “I’m asking for all our community’s thoughts and prayers for our families,” Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman said. RELATED: Fiancé says constable deputy injured in ambush will need kidney transplant Richardson added Garrett will need a kidney transplant in the future. He remains in stable but critical condition in the ICU. Garrett’s fiancé Lajah Richardson told KPRC 2 both his kidneys and his gallbladder were removed and one bullet struck his spine. Garrett was shot in the back multiple times and underwent surgery at Memorial Hermann in downtown Houston. Barthen joined Precinct 4 in September 2019. 4 deputyĭeputy Juqaim Barthen, 26, and Deputy Darrell Garrett, 28, were wounded in the shooting. RELATED: Constable Mark Herman reacts to north Houston shooting that killed Harris County Pct. He leaves behind a wife and two-month-old child. He had recently returned from paternity leave. Atkins began working with Precinct 4 in January 2019. Upon hearing the gunshots, the third deputy rushed outside to aid his fellow deputies and was also shot, the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office said.ĭeputy Kareem Atkins died from his injuries. Two deputies were trying to arrest a robbery suspect when the gunman opened fire on them, authorities said. The deputies had been working an extra shift at 45 Norte Bar and Lounge and responded to a report of a robbery outside the bar around 2:12 a.m. HOUSTON – A man with an AR-15 rifle ambushed three Harris County deputies early Saturday morning, killing one and wounding two others while they were responding to a disturbance outside a bar in north Houston, authorities said.
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