The Latest on Houston deputy: Police speaking with man about shooting, say he isn't a suspect

Published May 03, 2016

8:40 a.m.

Authorities say they are speaking with a person who has information about the fatal shooting of a Harris County sheriff's deputy.

Sheriff's office spokesman Deputy Thomas Gilliland said the person is not under arrest, nor is he a suspect or a person of interest.

No one has been charged and the search continues for the suspect.

Police say Deputy Darren Goforth was pumping gas about 8:30 p.m. Friday at a suburban Houston gas station when a man approached him from behind and fired several shots. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The male suspect is described between 20 and 25 years old and about 5-foot-10 to 6 feet tall, was wearing red shorts and a white T-shirt and driving a red or maroon pickup truck.

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