# TX Deputy shot and killed while pumping gas **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 29, 2015, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tx-deputy-shot-and-killed-while-pumping-gas/729292 "2015-08-29T15:48:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![purplehearingaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@purplehearingaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehearingaid)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2015, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tx-deputy-shot-and-killed-while-pumping-gas/729292/1 "2015-08-29T15:48:15Z")
[http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/sheriffs-deputy-fatally-shot-houston-pumping-gas-33397329](http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/sheriffs-deputy-fatally-shot-houston-pumping-gas-33397329) ---
**Author:** ![purplehearingaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@purplehearingaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehearingaid)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2015, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tx-deputy-shot-and-killed-while-pumping-gas/729292/2 "2015-08-29T15:50:17Z")
What a senseless horrible crime ! I am not sure if I posted this in the right forum , pleases move it if belong someplace else. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2015, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tx-deputy-shot-and-killed-while-pumping-gas/729292/3 "2015-08-29T16:30:55Z")
This is the correct forum for recreational outrage. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2015, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tx-deputy-shot-and-killed-while-pumping-gas/729292/4 "2015-08-29T16:37:26Z")
But hopefully not for omnibus threads about killings of law enforcement officers. [http://www.khou.com/story/news/crime/2015/08/28/harris-county-sheriffs-deputy-shot-nw-harris-county/71347894/](http://www.khou.com/story/news/crime/2015/08/28/harris-county-sheriffs-deputy-shot-nw-harris-county/71347894/) ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2015, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tx-deputy-shot-and-killed-while-pumping-gas/729292/5 "2015-08-29T17:18:50Z")
Since every link I’ve ever clicked on here freezes my shit up, I’m not going to find out what happened unless someone bothers to provide some details. So, how’s the weather where you are? ---
**Author:** ![desertmonk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@desertmonk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/desertmonk)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2015, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tx-deputy-shot-and-killed-while-pumping-gas/729292/6 "2015-08-29T17:42:53Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Since every link I’ve ever clicked on here freezes my shit up, I’m not going to find out what happened unless someone bothers to provide some details. > > So, how’s the weather where you are? The weather is great, thanks for asking! Some cop was pumping gas and a guy walked up and shot him in the back of the head. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2015, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tx-deputy-shot-and-killed-while-pumping-gas/729292/7 "2015-08-29T18:02:17Z")
I don’t know why this is being pitted. It is wrong for anyone to shoot a cop, or anyone else, while they are pumping gas, or doing most anything else. If he had a family, I am sorry for them. ---
**Author:** ![purplehearingaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@purplehearingaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehearingaid)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2015, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tx-deputy-shot-and-killed-while-pumping-gas/729292/8 "2015-08-29T18:09:19Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Since every link I’ve ever clicked on here freezes my shit up, I’m not going to find out what happened unless someone bothers to provide some details. > > So, how’s the weather where you are? I f you had clicked on the link I posted you would had seen the details! How much details do you need to understand what has happen ??? All the details are never given out right away that take times as if is under police investigation . :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2015, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tx-deputy-shot-and-killed-while-pumping-gas/729292/9 "2015-08-29T18:21:49Z")
How about posting something more than just a link next time? ---
**Author:** ![Rhinocerosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@Rhinocerosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhinocerosis)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2015, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tx-deputy-shot-and-killed-while-pumping-gas/729292/10 "2015-08-29T19:03:56Z")
Look, the details aren’t complicated and are evident with cursory searching: \*Veteran deputy sheriff is pumping gasoline into his patrol vehicle at a gas station in suburban Houston. \*“Dark-completed” male approaches deputy sheriff from behind and shoots him once in the head. \*After deputy sheriff falls to the pavement, the gunman continues to shoot his body. \*Gunman leaves in a red pickup truck. \*One “person of interest” is in custody but no arrest of the gunman has been announced. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2015, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tx-deputy-shot-and-killed-while-pumping-gas/729292/11 "2015-08-29T19:06:30Z")
Look, my point was that posting just a title and a link or just a title, link and a quote from an article is the laziest form of posting. I believe it’s discouraged by the board. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2015, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tx-deputy-shot-and-killed-while-pumping-gas/729292/12 "2015-08-29T19:08:01Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Since every link I’ve ever clicked on here freezes my shit up… Fiber. I’d add more fiber to my diet. > [@purplehearingaid](#): > > I f you had clicked on the link I posted you would had seen the details! How much details do you need to understand what has happen ??? All the details are never given out right away that take times as if is under police investigation . :smack: It’s common courtesy to at least provide some info in your OP. And we don’t care much for people who just post a link and a quote. If you can’t be arsed to offer a modicum of commentary, you shouldn’t bother to post anything at all. You might try reading the registration agreement and the rules sometime. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2015, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tx-deputy-shot-and-killed-while-pumping-gas/729292/13 "2015-08-29T19:13:36Z")
> [@Rhinocerosis](#): > > Look, the details aren’t complicated and are evident with cursory searching: > > \*Veteran deputy sheriff is pumping gasoline into his patrol vehicle at a gas station in suburban Houston. > \*“Dark-completed” male approaches deputy sheriff from behind and shoots him once in the head. > \*After deputy sheriff falls to the pavement, the gunman continues to shoot his body. > \*Gunman leaves in a red pickup truck. > \*One “person of interest” is in custody but no arrest of the gunman has been announced. I believe the Internet has sites for catching up on news stories. I’m not sure why people go out onto the Internet and then decide to post a link to articles. Why not post the Phoenix weather report while you’re at it? ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2015, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tx-deputy-shot-and-killed-while-pumping-gas/729292/14 "2015-08-29T20:03:31Z")
> [@purplehearingaid](#): > > I f you had clicked on the link I posted you would had seen the details! How much details do you need to understand what has happen ??? All the details are never given out right away that take times as if is under police investigation . :smack: It shouldn’t be necessary to click on a link to understand the point of a post. Some people don’t want to click random links, others may not be able to access the link. You should give some description of what the link is about, and why people should want to click on it. And it’s still unclear exactly why you are especially outraged by this particular incident, since the news story gives hardly any details. Yes, it’s unfortunate when a police officer is shot and killed, but what makes this particular incident so significant to you? ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2015, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tx-deputy-shot-and-killed-while-pumping-gas/729292/15 "2015-08-29T20:11:07Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > Why not post the Phoenix weather report while you’re at it? It’s August in Phoenix. What do you think the weather’s like? ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2015, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tx-deputy-shot-and-killed-while-pumping-gas/729292/16 "2015-08-29T20:38:55Z")
> [@Enginerd](#): > > It’s August in Phoenix. What do you think the weather’s like? Monsoon season. Can you quit sending so much of it our way (CA)? ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2015, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tx-deputy-shot-and-killed-while-pumping-gas/729292/17 "2015-08-29T21:02:01Z")
How long before Wayne LaPierre suggests we starting arming cops now, because that would have prevented– Hey. Hmm… ---
**Author:** ![Claverhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@Claverhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claverhouse)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2015, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tx-deputy-shot-and-killed-while-pumping-gas/729292/18 "2015-08-29T21:45:51Z")
I am sorry for the officer. However, regarding **bup’s** point, it suddenly struck me that in all the shootings available, it seems _rare_ for there to be an OK Corral happening when most of the wisely armed bystanders see an incident occurring and all blaze away to save a life, or even avenge one. Do the NRA misspeak ? ---
**Author:** ![yawuntz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a5b964/32.png) [@yawuntz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yawuntz)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2015, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tx-deputy-shot-and-killed-while-pumping-gas/729292/19 "2015-08-29T22:15:17Z")
Nope. Those wisely armed bystanders were not “good guys with guns.” ---
**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2015, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tx-deputy-shot-and-killed-while-pumping-gas/729292/20 "2015-08-30T04:42:16Z")
I wonder if they’ll name a street after him. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tx-deputy-shot-and-killed-while-pumping-gas/729292.md?page=2)