The deputy was pumping gas Friday night at a suburban Houston gas station when a man walked up and shot him from behind, sparking a massive manhunt.
Law enforcement vehicles and police tape mark the scene where earlier a sheriff's deputy was killed.
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The shooting happened at a gas station about 24 miles from downtown Houston. Sheriff's officials said the deputy, who was wearing his uniform, was pumping gas for his patrol car around 8:30 p.m. when a person walked up and shot him.
"A male suspect came up from behind the deputy and shot the deputy multiple times," Harris County Deputy Thomas Gilliland told reporters. "The deputy then fell to ground. The suspect then continued over to him and shot the deputy again multiple times as he laid on the ground."
Police said the shooter fled the scene and was still on the loose more than two hours later. Officials described the gunman as a man in his 20s with a dark complexion. He was wearing a white t-shirt and red shorts.
Officials called the shooting a "very bizarre incident" and vowed to catch the killer.
"I can tell you that with diligence and justice, this suspect will be caught and he will be brought to justice," Gilliland said.
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