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- ABC News
- November 11, 2020
Suspect arrested in police officer killing
The fatal shooting comes amid a 19% jump in U.S. police officer killings.
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Siddharth Gandhi, manager at the Taj Inn & Suites, told Houston ABC station KTRK that he heard four gunshots before Rios staggered into his motel's office, covered in blood. Rios asked employees to call 911 then fell to the floor, Gandhi said.
Acevedo also said police are still searching for a \"person of extreme interest\" who was seen in security footage speaking with Soliz in a parking lot and appearing to point his finger as if shooting.
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\"And I have a message for this individual: The video we're going to show the community is clear,\" Acevedo said. \"The person, when they see themselves, they'll know who they are, but they're going to know that other people know who this person is.\"
\"We're going to find you. You might as well turn yourself in,\" Acevedo added.
The search was continuing for the man on Wednesday afternoon.
The male in the black shirt is wanted in connection with the murder of Sgt. Sean Rios. The suspect in the white shirt is Robert Soliz, who is currently in custody.
— Houston Police (@houstonpolice) November 10, 2020
If you have information, please contact HPD Homicide 713-308-3600 or @CrimeStopHOU at 713-222-TIPS #hounews https://t.co/Mw4Jzgk7WC pic.twitter.com/19Av4XIezF
Rios is the 43rd U.S. law enforcement officer feloniously killed in the line of duty this year, which represents a 19% increase over the same period in 2019, according to preliminary statistics from the FBI. Eight of those officers have died as the result of being ambushed, according to the FBI.
In all of 2019, a total of 48 U.S. law enforcement officers were feloniously killed, including 36 who were shot to death, FBI statistics show.
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Besides four children, ages 17, 14, 12 and 9, Rios is survived by his wife, parents and brother, as well as two cousins who are Houston police detectives, Acevedo said.
\"Please pray for Rios' family, for his extended HPD family and for this community,\" Acevedo said.
Rios' death follows the Oct. 20 death of Houston Police Sgt. Harold Preston, 65, who was shot multiple time while answering a domestic violence call.
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Elmer Manzano, 51, was arrested and charged with capital murder of a police officer and attempted capital murder of a police officer in Preston's death and for wounding another officer who responded to the call after Manzano allegedly shot his 14-year-old son. Manzano, who was shot in the stomach during the confrontation, has yet to enter a plea to the charges.
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Houston police officer Jason Knox, 35, was killed on May 2 when his police helicopter crashed into a building in Houston.
Last Dec. 7, Houston Police Sgt. Christopher Brewster, 32, was shot and killed while responding to a domestic violence call. The suspect in the shooting, Arturo Solis, 25, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of capital murder of a police officer.
In addition to the four Houston police officers killed in the line of duty in the last 12 months, Lemuel Bruce, a veteran arson investigator for the Houston Fire Department, was shot to death on Oct. 16, 2020, while conducting surveillance in a string of arson fires, officials said. After shooting Bruce, the suspect, Joshua De La Cerda, died by suicide, police said.
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