Manhunt Underway After Texas Deputy Ambushed, Fatally Shot in Line of Duty

Harris County Sheriff's personnel and Houston Police close off the neighborhood around Italian Cypress Trail, where a Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy was shot and killed in Houston, on July 11, 2024. Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via AP

An urgent manhunt is underway for 44-year-old Ronnie Palmer, a person of interest in the fatal shooting of a sheriff’s deputy in Texas, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) announced on Facebook.

“Please call us now: do not aid or assist him or you can face serious consequences for doing so. We want a safe resolution. We are relentless and will not give up!” Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez wrote.