Police Officer Who Died in Houston Floods Is Identified

Police Officer Who Died in Houston Floods Is Identified
Volunteers and officers from the neiborhood security patrol help to rescue residents in the upscale River Oaks neighborhood after it was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on August 27, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Scott Olson/Getty Images
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An 11th death was reported on Tuesday - Houston Police Sergeant Steve Perez, 60, a 34-year veteran of the force whose body was found after apparently drowning while attempting to get to work on Sunday, Police Chief Art Acevedo told reporters.

Acevedo said Perez' family had urged him not to leave the house because of the dangerous flooding but the officer told them, “We have work to do.”

Police Sgt. Steve Perez (HPD)
Police Sgt. Steve Perez HPD