Local law enforcement officials pay last respects
Interim chief of police John Turner, sergeant Rob Powell, officers Mike Samford, Adam Wall and Aaron Carroll, and Precinct 3 Constable Robert Tisdale joined countless law enforcement officials throughout the state to pay their respects to Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy Darren Goforth by flashing their lights for one minute at 11 a.m. on Sept. 4.
Law enforcement officials throughout the state banded together on Sept. 4, answering a call from Governor Greg Abbott and paying their respects to a fallen Harris County Deputy killed late last month.
According to reports, Harris County Sheriff's Deputy Darren H. Goforth was exiting a convenience store at Houston gas station after filling his patrol car on Aug. 28 when a man, identified as Shannon Miles, walked up and shot Goforth to death. Miles was subsequently arrested.
Prior to Goforth’s funeral service on Sept. 4, Governor Abbott asked that people wear blue to show their support for law enforcement.
Additionally, Abbott requested that that all law enforcement officers turn on the emergency lights on their patrol vehicles for one minute and that all other Texans who are driving at that time show their support by pulling over and headlights and emergency flashers for one minute at 11 a.m. on Sept. 4 to mark the beginning of Goforth’s funeral.
Local law enforcement officials, including interim chief John Turner, sergeant Rob Powell, officers Mike Samford, Adam Wall and Aaron Carroll, and Precinct 3 Constable Robert Tisdale were among those to answer the call, recognizing the occasion by parking next the Wills Point Veterans Memorial located on Highway 80 and flashing their lights at the designated time.
