Father-of-three Texas state trooper killed on Thanksgiving ‘when he was shot in the back by 32-year-old man’ he pulled over for traffic violation
Texas state trooper shot and killed during a traffic stop on Thanksgiving Day
The fatal shooting took place on Thursday in Fairfield, 90 miles south of Dallas
Highway patrol trooper Damon Allen, 41, stopped the suspect for traffic violation
When Allen returned to his patrol car, the suspect fired multiple times with a rifle
The suspect, was identified as Dabrett Black, 32, and arrested in Waller County
By ROD ARDEHALI
DAILYMAIL.COM
24 November 2017
A father-of-three Texas state trooper was shot and killed during a traffic stop on Thanksgiving Day – leading to a manhunt and further gunfire some 125 miles away, where the suspect was arrested.
The fatal shooting took place on Thursday in Fairfield, about 90 miles south of Dallas, where highway patrol trooper Damon Allen had stopped the suspect for a traffic violation and made contact with the driver, a Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) spokesman said.
When Allen returned to his patrol car, the suspect fired multiple times with a rifle, killing the trooper at the scene, Lieutenant Lonny Haschel said in a statement.
Allen, 41, was a husband and father of three who joined the department in 2002, the department said.
‘Our DPS family is heartbroken tonight after one of Texas’ finest law enforcement officers was killed in the line of duty,’ DPS Director Steven McCraw said in a statement.
‘Trooper Allen’s dedication to duty, and his bravery and selfless sacrifice on this Thanksgiving Day, will never be forgotten,’ McCraw said.
The suspect, identified as Dabrett Black, 32, was arrested in Waller County, about 50 miles northwest of Houston, after unspecified shots had been fired, the Waller County Sheriff’s Office said on Facebook.
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