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>> They get to be the Final 4
right now and back out to the
scene in the Fort bend County.
We’re sure for Troy nehls will
be speaking about the shooting
overnight sheriff’s office.
With me is
>> child the child with the
precinct 4 constable’s office
about one 40 this morning.
We received a call. For a
property checked. the Sienna
plantation subdivision the
House behind us. Deputies
responded to the scene a
neighbor called and stated.
she saw an individual running
down the street. And called and
thought is a little suspicious
so. We had deputies respond to
the residents. To do a property
checked. 3 of our sheriff’s
deputy units responded to the
scene. As well as a deputy with
the precinct 4 constable’s
office. They entered the
residence through a back door that was uh not stuck here.
that was uh not stuck here.
They were then going through
the process of clearing the
home. At some point in time
during clearing that hole.
A sheriff’s deputy. Discharged his weapon. I thought that.
his weapon. I thought that.
There was a suspect inside the
House. It came to be that the
that the individual. That the
deputy the shot was a precinct
4. Deputy constable. Right now
there is an enormous amount of
a. Personnel out here is a
joint. Investigation being
conducted. From the Fort bend
County Sheriff’s office as well
as the Texas Rangers. Statements are take in that
Statements are take in that
with the deputies that were on the scene. And it’s a a the
the scene. And it’s a a the
very somber moment. The family.
Has been constable nails Trevor
now says at the hospital. With fee that these wife.
With fee that these wife.
And I was notified just a few
minutes ago. That the deputy
past. What else he said.
It got to pray for everybody.
Just a tragic. A tragic scene
here. I’m open to some
questions I hope maybe I can
answer maybe I can.
>> There we understand from
some of the scanner traffic
maybe there was a problem with
the radios working inside the
home or will I don’t have any
information on that. I don’t
have any information as to
whether is a communications
problem or I don’t know, but
but they what we do know.
Jeff is there’s a very a very
thorough investigation being
conducted right now to make
sure that we we piece all this
together.
>> If you’re if you’re able to
see the lead investigator on
that.
>> Well we I would do in a
joint investigation with the
Texas Rangers. So we have to
Texas Rangers on scene is at the deputies obviously can be
the deputies obviously can be
placed on administrative leave
a pending the investigation but
you know we we would a treat
this as as we would treat any
officer-involved shooting. >> Me about the possible reason
>> Me about the possible reason
the information about And with >> Deputy Caleb He’s worked.
>> Deputy Caleb He’s worked.
These work for the precinct 4
constable’s office for the last
2 years. Park come to work for us. He worked as a detective
us. He worked as a detective
with the Missouri city Police
Department. Is married has
children. These assigned to reverse don’t contract here in
reverse don’t contract here in
a. Fort bend County. One of our
night patrol deputies.
>> The officer that pulled the
>> I don’t I didn’t I didn’t
pull their personnel files but
he’s a he’s a contract deputy
out here in this a Sienna
plantation subdivision on night
shift so I don’t I don’t know
his tenure. How long has been
employed with a 100.
>> They want was actually with
the on to deal with after
>> the EU the sheriffs a Sienna
plantation obviously the
subdivision is very large and
they have a supplemental patrol
contract through the Fort bend
County Sheriff’s office.
So we have deputies patrol
deputies that arced
specifically strictly assigned
to this neighborhood. So our
deputy that was patrolling
tonight in Sienna plantation
his assigned this. His
assignment. As it relates to
the a precinct 4 deputy
constable yeah, he was on a in
riverstone which is a neighbor
to this to this subdivision in
the relationship that we have.
With the precinct 4 constable’s
office, I mean these deputies
work so well together and he
helped he responded as well as
they often do it to help each other out and calls for
other out and calls for
service. It’s not how making
the time yes, the House is
vacant. We guys that with
terminal what I do I were
conducting the investigation
right now, and I don’t I don’t.
Right now we don’t believe
there was any forced entry
other than what I told you that the back door was on set here.
the back door was on set here.
What kind of a emotional toll,
this is great.
>> You know what your The
question what what are you
going through what. Which is on
the horizon.
>> Well a lot of art personnel
don’t know about yet. Co make
this morning. I’ve only been
the counsel’s office 2 years.
For years actually. As far as I
know we haven’t had an officer
involved a fatality like this.
Even par to my own employment
with percent for cost a lot.
It’s going to be tough. The
least this is right.
>> What I don’t I will we’ll
have more information to and
I’m sure you all going to be
out here for the next several
hours and we’ll try to provide
you more updated information but of course you ask about the
but of course you ask about the
emotion. How do you. How do you
explain how do you. Make it.
>> Sheriff Troy nehls one of
the deputy constables from of a
Fort bend County precinct 4.
A constable deputies there on
the scene giving us a what
information they do have what’s
apparently accidental shooting
a constable’s deputies from
precinct 4 and sadly that
deputy has died.
>> Yeah it happened just before
2 this morning. And the Sienna
plantation subdivision
apparently we know that both
the deputy constable and a
sheriff’s deputy were
responding to the same call of
possibly an intruder or a
burglary inside a home. In the
course of that the sheriff’s
deputy accidentally shot the
deputy constable we’re going to
have I’m a lot more coverage of
this this morning and all the
news and we also have Cathy
Hernandez at the hospital.
I’m where I’m sure.