Post by Woody Williams on Mar 19, 2007 21:55:36 GMT -5
What a shame. And what a shame that the other Game Wardens didn't aim a little better and kill the perp.
Texas Game Warden Killed In Exchange Of Gunfire; Suspect Wounded
(March 17, 2007)—Texas Game Warden Justin Hurst, 34, died Saturday in an exchange of gunfire with a man suspected of illegally hunting from the road.
The shooting came after a pursuit involving Texas Parks and Wildlife Department wardens, Wharton County sheriff’s deputies and Department of Public Safety troopers that started after a warden spotted a man he suspected of illegal hunting.
The man fled and Hurst responded to back-up the first warden.
DPS troopers eventually stopped the man’s vehicle after a lengthy pursuit and shots were exchanged.
Both Hurst and the suspect were struck.
Hurst was flown to Hermann Memorial Hospital in Houston where he was dead on arrival.
The suspect, James Freeman, 26, of Wharton County, was under guard Saturday afternoon at Oak Bend Hospital in Rosenberg.
The DPS said he will be served with a capital murder warrant later in the day.
Texas Rangers are investigating and declined to release further details of the incident.
Texas Game Warden Killed In Exchange Of Gunfire; Suspect Wounded
(March 17, 2007)—Texas Game Warden Justin Hurst, 34, died Saturday in an exchange of gunfire with a man suspected of illegally hunting from the road.
The shooting came after a pursuit involving Texas Parks and Wildlife Department wardens, Wharton County sheriff’s deputies and Department of Public Safety troopers that started after a warden spotted a man he suspected of illegal hunting.
The man fled and Hurst responded to back-up the first warden.
DPS troopers eventually stopped the man’s vehicle after a lengthy pursuit and shots were exchanged.
Both Hurst and the suspect were struck.
Hurst was flown to Hermann Memorial Hospital in Houston where he was dead on arrival.
The suspect, James Freeman, 26, of Wharton County, was under guard Saturday afternoon at Oak Bend Hospital in Rosenberg.
The DPS said he will be served with a capital murder warrant later in the day.
Texas Rangers are investigating and declined to release further details of the incident.
