17-year-old suspect in off-duty deputy’s shooting death due in court Wednesday

HOUSTON — Considered one of three folks accused of killing an off-duty Harris County sheriff’s deputy earlier this 12 months is about to seem earlier than a choose, a day after his alleged accomplices had been denied bond.

Frederick Tardy, 17, is charged in reference to the March capturing demise of Darren Almendarez exterior a grocery retailer. Almendarez confronted three males who had been making an attempt to steal a catalytic converter from his car when a shootout occurred, investigators mentioned.

A choose dominated Tuesday that the 2 adults accused in reference to the capturing demise, Joshua Stewart and Fredarius Clark, shall be held with out bond.

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Throughout Tuesday’s proceedings, prosecutors introduced surveillance video from the capturing at Joe V’s Grocery store within the 2900 block of FM 1960. 

Almendarez and his spouse had been buying on the retailer once they approached the car to seek out two males beneath and a black Nissan Altima backed as much as the truck, in accordance with the Harris County Sheriff’s Workplace.

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Investigators mentioned Deputy Almendarez instructed his spouse to hunt security as he approached the car.

That’s when the lads opened fireplace on the deputy, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned. Deputy Almendarez was in a position to return fireplace, wounding two of the lads.

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