including an after-market hitch that had been attached to the pickup truck. they were able to get a hit on that car locally. they showed up at the residence and the brother of shannon miles opens the door and let s investigators inside. while they were inside, shannon miles showed up and they question him and miles has weapons. they get a search warrant and they go into a garage and there they find the .40 caliber handgun and it was linked back to the crime scene. brooke? nick valencia, thank you. we ll talk to you in the next hour. i want to focus more on deputy darren goforth. in the three days since his murder, this community has raised now more than $170,000 for his family. hundreds attended a vigil and a march for the deputy. and people from all races, from all around the county came,
is 2016 the year an outsider wins the white house? 61% of viewers saying, yes. when we last checked in, that was 62% and went down one point and that was that 38% previously. keep the votes coming. we ll have another look at the results late they are hour. developing news now on what authorities describe as the execution-style murder of a houston deputy sheriff. the suspect briefly appeared in court this morning on capital murder charges. he was appointed two attorneys and did not enter a plea. the prosecutor said 30-year-old shannon miles shot darren goforth 15 times and that a gun at the miles home matches the casings at the scene. he is held without bond and the burning question is why the deputy, a father of two, was gunned down. the county sheriff said he was targeted simply because of his uniform. jamie novogrods th is loive in
darren goforth is expected to make a court appearance on monday morning. shannon miles was arrested and charged with capital murder saturday night after they say it was cold blooded and execution-style murder after darren goforth came out of the store and his car was at pump eight. he was shot several times and had no way to defend himself. he was shot because he was wearing a police uniform. what you have seen here over the course of the weekend is an emotional outpouring of support for goforth and his family. people have been coming and leaving balloons and flowers and messages. they have taken up a collection. over $50,000 in donations. there is a go fund me page on the internet. as you talk to people, people are struggling what to do given the tragic nature of this
could be related to the uprising against police brutality. we ve heard black lives matter. all lives matter. well, cops lives matter, too. why don t we drop the qualifier and say lives matter and take that to the bank. reporter: the wife of the 10-year veteran released a statement calling her husband an intimate blend of toughness and gentility. there are a few bad apples in every profession. it doesn t mean there should be open warfare declared on law enforcement. the vast majority of officers are there to do the right thing. reporter: and carol, we know that shannon miles has an extensive criminal history dating back the last ten years or so. nothing that rises to this level. he s charged with capital murder, as you know, in the state of texas could come with the death penalty. we ll check back with you next hour. some have criticized the sheriff for jumping to
of him. 61% of those questioned now have a positive view of him. in may, he had 27% of support in that factor. it s large group of likely gop voters mad or frustrated with everyone from president obama to hillary clinton to republicans in congress. john, alison. the latest now on the execution-style killing of texas sheriff deputy darren goforth. the officer was ambushed friday night and right now it is not clear why. the suspect, 30-year-old shannon miles will be arraigned on capital murder charges. his mother claiming he could not have done it because he was shopping with her at the time. we get more now from cnn s ed lavandera in houston. reporter: john and alison, the suspect in the murder of sheriff s officer darren goforth