1:09
- ABC News
- September 15, 2018
Chief hails 'true hero' cop who died in firefight
Officer Garrett Hull was conducting surveillance on robbery suspects.
1:09
“We’ve lost a true hero,” said police chief Joel Fitzgerald. “Someone who has dedicated more than one tour of service to this great city...our whole department is hurting right now.\"
Hull was the first officer from his department to die in the line of duty since 2006.
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Fitzgerald was joined at the press conference by Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price.
\"Officer Hull's death is the worst case scenario for our men and women in blue,\" she said.
Hull was conducting surveillance on a trio of armed robbery suspects near midnight when they entered a sports bar.
The three men entered the bar with guns drawn, authorities said, and Hull and other officers were waiting outside and confronted them as they ran from the establishment and tried to jump into an SUV.
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Police said one of the men, Dacion Steptoe, fired at Hull, striking him in the head. Another officer returned fire, killing Steptoe, according to WFAA.
Two other men, Samuel Mayfield and Timothy Huff, were identified by authorities as Steptoe’s accomplices.
— Fort Worth Police (@fortworthpd) September 14, 2018
The trio are suspected in a string of as many as 17 armed robberies of mostly Latino bars, in which three people have been shot, according to police officials.
Officials say that on the night Hull was shot, the three men were returning to the same bar they had robbed in July. Security video from inside the bar that night was released over the summer.
Hull is survived by a wife and two daughters, WFAA reported.
The Fort Worth Brotherhood for the Fallen chapter is accepting donations for Hull's family.
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