WATCH: Who was Richard Houston From Texas? Mesquite Police Officer Shot To Death: Another officer who lost his life is currently in the headlines of the newspapers. As per the report of the Mesquite Police Department, a Mesquite police officer was lethally wounded in a gunfight outside a grocery store parking lot on Friday afternoon, 3rd December 2021. The injured officer has passed away while being treated at Baylor Scott and White Center which is in Dallas, as per the Mesquite Police Chief, David Gill. According to Mesquite Police Capt. Stephen Biggs, the firing has happened around 01:40 PM in the parking lot of an Albertson’s grocery store in the 1500 block of South Beltline Road, when the cops were called to a complaint of a disturbance emerging two ladies. Follow More Update On GetIndiaNews.com
Richard Houston Death Cause
Later on, the cop and the suspect were brought to Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. The officer was shot two times, but the suspect was only hit once. After that shooting, the cop is no longer alive. The suspect, though is being admitted to the hospital with gunshot injuries.
WATCH: Richard Houston Texas – Mesquite Police Officer Shot to Death
As per Gill, the cop suspected of being Richard Houston hailed from Texas was a good friend and a nice police officer. He asked that they recall him and his family in their prayers. Similarly, the person suspected of the firing was in a critical condition with a gunshot injury during the incident. His identity has not yet been disclosed.
Richard Houston Age And Bio Explored
The age of the officer was given as 21 years old when he was declared dead at the hospital. It has not been determined whether the cop is Richard Houston. Sadly, there is not a lot of details on the officer right now.
Richard Houston Family
When it comes to the family of the officer, he was a husband and father. Though, no other details about his family members have appeared in fore at this sad time. The tragic accident was an act of idiotic cruelty that separated a loving father from his family. In a press conference conducted outside the hospital on Friday evening, Gill informed journalists. North Texas was among several who expressed their mourning on social media platforms, including Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson. May God give rest to his soul and strength to his family to bear this pain.