(WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Department of Public Safety and law enforcement agencies across the state are mourning the loss of one of their own following a Thanksgiving Day shooting on I-45 in Freestone County.
According to DPS, 41-year-old Damon Allen was a 16-year veteran of the force, and leaves behind a wife and three children. The suspect in the trooper’s death was captured after a brief standoff with authorities in Waller County, hours after the shooting. 32-year-old Dabrett Black of Lindale, Texas, was spotted, and shots were fired between him and authorities. A SWAT team swarmed the wooded area nearby, and Black was reportedly captured by a K-9 unit in a nearby field. Black is charged with Capital Murder.
*Shot and Killed In The Line of Duty* Rest In Peace @TxDPS State Patrol Trooper Damon Allen – End Of Watch: November 23, 2017 (2nd True Blue murdered today); Our prayers continue for all; read full story here: https://t.co/o2AKGP9HLD pic.twitter.com/S7EZmppGzi
— True Blue Warriors (@TruBluWarriors) November 24, 2017
Texas Governor Greg Abbott released a statement calling for swift justice for Allen’s killer. Law enforcement agencies have taken to social media since the shooting paying tribute to Trooper Allen.
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