A lone suspect in the 'cold-blooded assassination' of a Texas sheriff's deputy has been identified as Shannon J. Miles, 30, who will be charged with capital murder for allegedly gunning down the officer as he pumped gas, authorities said Saturday.
Sheriff Ron Hickman released few details about the suspect Saturday in a press conference. Miles has a list of prior convictions including resisting arrest, trespassing and disorderly conduct with a fire arm, he said.
Officers arrested Miles about 2:30 a.m. Saturday and he remains in custody. The District Attorney's office is expected to arraign Miles in the next few days, Hickman said.
Calling the shooting a "senseless and cowardly act," Hickman said there is no other apparent motive other than the Deptuy Darren Goforth, 47, "was wearing a uniform." Investigators tracked Miles down based on his car and license number. The murder weapon, "a very big gun," Hickman said, has been recoverd.
On Friday two children were orphaned when their father, a cop in Texas, was gunned down at a gas station by a 30 year old black man in cold blood. This ten year veteran was gunned down by a man suspected of many crimes. I think that this is low down, and shows that not only black people get shot. What do you think, how do you feel about this? Does this change anything for any of you, who feel that cops are pigs, and only black people are murdered?
