We ask for your thoughts and prayers for his wife children
prayers for his wife children
and family. Godspeed my front.
>> Want to get back to that
news conference with Harris
County Skews me for fish County
sheriff Troy. Nehls let’s
listen in nearly morning hours
Honda one 40 this morning.
A deputy shares 3 deputies.
As well as a precinct 4 deputy
consul responded to a call for
service in Sienna plantation
subdivision. >> Where there was a suspicious
>> Where there was a suspicious
person. Caller stated that they
appeared to suspicion person.
Jumped into a backyard. Moments
later light turns on and so
deputies responded to that
property to conduct a property
check. They noticed that there was a back door that was on
was a back door that was on
sick here. And they entered the
residence. In an attempt to
clear that residence. Shortly
thereafter. A deputy sheriff or
the Fort bend County Sheriff’s discharged his firearm.
discharged his firearm.
Believing there was an intruder
inside the residence. And
obviously a he. He discovered.
That he. He shot the deputy
constable of precinct 4.
First aid was rendered
immediately. Units arrived EMS arrived. The deputy was flown
arrived. The deputy was flown
to. Memorial Hermann downtown.
Where he passed away. A
tragedy. No sheriff know
constable no chief of police no
one. This entire country in the field of law enforcement.
field of law enforcement.
Ever want to hold press conferences like this. An
conferences like this. An
absolute tragedy and. Constable
is to to share. About. Deputy
rule and and his 10 year.
And a little bit more about a
deputy rule of the precinct 4
constable’s office in Fort bend
County. Thank you sheriff.
Good morning to each and every
one of you. My name is Trevor
nails and I’m the precinct 4
constable Fort bend County
Texas to my left. His chief
deputy John Herman. And
sergeant Christina Rees and as.
What I would like to do with you this morning is too.
you this morning is too.
Give you some insight. On
exactly who. Deputy Caleb rule
was. In the fine man he was.
So a little background. He had
close to 15 years of law
enforcement experience. 14 of
those years. He spent with the Missouri city Police
Missouri city Police
Department. Where he served as
a detective from 2011 to 2018.
He’s married to eating. And yes
for children ranges. 13 to 18
years of age. In fact. His
oldest daughter. Will graduate
tonight. This is a somber day for the entire law enforcement
for the entire law enforcement
community. Here in Fort bend
County. He was a hired in
September of last year. He was
assigned to the river stone
subdivision. As a patrol
deputy. He was extremely
dedicated. To the job. As a law
enforcement professional.
He was a family man. Devoted
husband. Devoted father.
He spoke often of his family and the love of his family.
and the love of his family.
He was a mentor to the younger
deputies. Experience close to
15 year veteran. It is deputies
enjoyed conversing with him and
learning from him. He had no
going personality. Who loved
engaging with the community.
I would say well as one of the
key trademarks. Deputy rule, his engagement and love for the
his engagement and love for the
community he served. I’ll take
any questions. The Fort bend
sheriff’s office patrol, the Sienna subdivision. Where the
Sienna subdivision. Where the
incident occurred. Deputy rule.
Just sign to the river stone
subdivision. As a deputy.
It’s often where one agency
will support in other agency.
As a deputy constable deputy
sheriff. We operate under the same radio system here at the
same radio system here at the
Fort bend County Sheriff’s
Department. So it is common
where sheriff’s deputies in Council deputies will work
Council deputies will work together and calls for service.
together and calls for service.
>> You live from along with his
>> Well in this specific
incident. Deputies felt there was an intruder inside the home
was an intruder inside the home
based upon the information that
was received by the call taker
at the sheriff’s Department.
In a lot of cases you’re going
to be very very vigilant.
And how you enter a home.
In this instance, there was an
unsecured back door which the
deputy deputies entered to
clear the property. It is
common practice throughout law enforcement there are ways to
enforcement there are ways to
search a property. Specifically
for an intruder for whatever
type of alarm. So there are procedures that instruct
procedures that instruct
deputies or officers how to do
that. The one. I’m not going to
say anything was done wrong.
I think what we have in this
certain circumstances, a
mistaken identity, a tragedy of
mistaken identity. I have not
spoken to the deputy in
question. And confident that he
will be interviewed. Do the
while the investigation is
ongoing. But I’m not going to
speculate what I think. The
deputy felt at that time what
he was feeling as the home was
being searched. Agency and they
arrived around the same time.
So when the shares. Deputies
arrived the council deputy
arrived at the same time.
Or within 30 to 45 seconds.
>> With better a verbal
exchange for them by nature.
Not sure at this time whether
there’s any verbal exchange
with the in the investigation
is ongoing. Is it as it relates
to the questioning whether.
>> You know what went
>> we immediately notified the
the Texas Rangers here in Fort
bend County. There are 3 Texas
Rangers on the scene and so
there’s a joint investigation
being conducted our office is
conducting investigation.
The Texas Rangers are there to
conduct their investigation.
The Fort bend County district
Attorney’s office is there to
conduct an investigation to
make sure that we get this
right we want to you know put
all the pieces of the puzzle
together and that’s what the
that’s what’s being done today.
I I really don’t have any
really more information or we
don’t have more information to
share with you as to who did
what at what time that
investigation is taking place
right now and at some point in time we should have those
time we should have those
answers we just don’t have them
today.
>> No there’s a there’s a video
camera across the street
showing a gentleman running
down the street. And that’s why
they called and they it appear
that this gentleman was running
towards that house. The
neighbors knew that that house was vacant at the time. I’m so
was vacant at the time. I’m so
and then all of a sudden a
light appeared inside that
House. So think about that.
>> And that.
>> I have not spoken to the
deputies. The investigation is
ongoing. The Texas Rangers, the
district attorney’s office, our
detectives. They are talking to
the detective the the deputies
that were at the scene on the
scene getting statements trying
to gather information so we can
piece this together and
determine what happened.
How did this tragedy take place
because that is the council
said this is a tragedy. This is
an absolute tragedy. And we have to pray for all the
have to pray for all the
families involved.
>> The other one after that.
On the other officers were
then.
>> There were a total of 4.
3 sheriff’s deputies in the
deputy constable the only one
that in that. Again I don’t
know I haven’t we were still
piecing all this together as
far as again questions related
to. The investigation. We don’t
have any answers to you right
now I don’t have any answers
but we’re going to get the
answers. We have separate
agencies investigating this as
I stated a second ago the
sheriff’s office, the Texas
Rangers in the district
attorney’s office and I’m sure
that they they will conduct a
very very thorough
investigation to find out
exactly what happened to one.
I’ve been the sheriff here for
8 years I’ve been doing this
for almost 30 and I think
constable now has been doing
this for 30 I this is the first
time here at the sheriff’s
office we’ve ever had an incident like this take place a
incident like this take place a
peace officer shot in other fellow peace officer. You know
fellow peace officer. You know
you got here we are yes, Sir.
Yes Sir we do. More about that.
I don’t know what.
>> Well what I’d like to do now
is have severe is and as I
speak to a little bit about.
Deputy rule as she was his
first time supervisor. Well
everybody.
>> Deputy role. He was known as
a family man. A loving father and husband. Caleb was. Well
and husband. Caleb was. Well
like dedicated law enforcement
officer, he was a mentor.
And a friend to many. It’s a great loss and he’ll be greatly
great loss and he’ll be greatly
missed. I did get to. Engage a
little bit with the his wife
today. We weren’t really in. Able to speak on what you’re
Able to speak on what you’re
speaking on right now. That’s
all I have. In. The RTS a ND
easy.
>> Well as you know with any
incident like this the family’s
going to be heartbroken as is
the wife and the children.
His father his mother. They all
our were engaged. With us this
morning. Several of them travel to Hermann Memorial. To be
to Hermann Memorial. To be
there for his wife. >> That’s a a good question
>> That’s a a good question
that I can’t answer how who where historically he grew up.
where historically he grew up.
37 years of age.
>> Once
>> we gather more facts on
exactly what occurred. There
are opportunities for increased
of training. Training
opportunities probably first and foremost based upon the
and foremost based upon the
circumstance.
>> You know we are here we have
here he was on.
>> Do you well understand that
Fort bend County constables in
Fort bend County shares we’re
all County employees. The only
difference you see with a Fort
bend sheriff’s vehicle in a Fort bend Council vehicle is a
Fort bend Council vehicle is a
striking. Everything on the
insides exactly the same.
So that relationship exists.
Often times. They work together
and calls for service specifically calls involving a
specifically calls involving a
potential intruder. At 2 in the
morning. So there is a
relationship there.
>> If you are you all He based
upon what area of the county
you are working that’s correct.
>> The ready.
>> The 3 deputies were harmful
to your mother you can.
>> While they’re in their
vehicle there listening to the same radio traffic from
same radio traffic from
dispatch, correct. Without them
Thrown same radio channel with
the Directly are possible during a whole year when a
during a whole year when a
salute.
>> When in fact that correct.
Hear why it is too premature
for me to. >> Investigators again with the
>> Investigators again with the
different agencies will be
talking to all the deputies
involved in this. In this
tragedy too. And getting their
statements to figure out
exactly what happened and at
just how you know when you
think about law enforcement and
you think about serving in law
enforcement in the in the
communities of Fort bend
County. the serving at night
time this can be a very very a dangerous job and lives are at
dangerous job and lives are at
risk. And and this here is
something that no law
enforcement officer in this
country ever wants to have to
deal with something like this.
This is an absolute tragedy.
We have system team right now
critical incident stress
management team talking with
the deputies that were there
talking with the responding
officer that. Went to the scene
that may not were initially
involved the travel to the
scene when they heard that
there was an officer down so
right now it’s just a it’s just
communicating with everybody
involved talking to them but
this investigation is going to
take some time and we want to
get it right. We want to know
exactly what happened how it
happened what was said who was
said to what did their radios
that they all of And
unfortunately I just don’t.
We don’t have the answers for
you right now what we want to do right now I believe is just
do right now I believe is just
a share with you about Caleb. And about who he was as a man
And about who he was as a man
and the tragedy.
>> Tragedy in really really bad
they did not. And we know how many of being He has over 20
many of being He has over 20
years.
>> Overton. Unless you have any
further on. Yes, a deputy rule did have a
Yes, a deputy rule did have a
body camera. They all know that. chief deputy Herman
that. chief deputy Herman
carrying the flag that draped.
The body of deputy rule.
And. Mrs rule. Asked for the
flag. So immediately upon
conclusion of this conference. That’s exactly what I intend to
That’s exactly what I intend to
do and to travel to the rule
residents. Presenter. Thank you
everyone. Thank you.
>> You’ve been listening to
Fort bend County sheriff Troy
nehls and constable Trevor
nehls updating us on the
shooting death investigation.
In 2. Fort bend County deputy
constable Caleb rule 37 years
old killed in a friendly fire
incident overnight, accidently
shot by Fort bend County
sheriff’s deputy while they
were both responding.
>> An intruder call yeah and
this being described as a
tragic a case of mistaken
identity an absolute tragedy.
A deputy Kaila rule was 37
years old nearly 15 years of
law enforcement experience it
described as a devoted man a
devoted father of 4 a devoted
husband a devoted to the job.
I’m certainly a tremendous loss
for the Fort bend community as
well as his family we’re
certainly thinking of them
today married to Eden has 4
children ages, 13 to 18 his
oldest set to graduate tonight.
>> Our coverage continues both here on the air and online.