clinton. interesting to see. thank you. let s get to michaela. was a sheriff s deputy ambushed and killed because he was wearing a uniform? he was filling up his patrol car when a man shot him in the back. that suspect is due in court this morning on a capital murder charge. ed is live in houston with the latest. sharp words from the sheriff about that suspect. reporter: emotions are high here. shannon miles could face the death penalty here in texas. he s expected to make a court appearance later this morning. not much is known about the accused killer and what authorities describe as a cold-blooded cowardly attack on a sheriff s deputy. nearly 1500 people marched in honor of slain texas deputy on sunday. as the motive behind his
crossed paths. they suggest the killing could be related to the uprising against police brutality. we have heard black lives matter, all lives matter. cops lives matter, too. le s just say lives matter and take that to the bank. the wife of the ten-year veteran called her husband an intricate blend of toughness and gentility. there are a few bad apples in every profession. that does not mean there should be open warfare declared on law enforcement. the vast majority of officers are there to do the right thing. reporter: the suspect, shannon miles has a lengthy criminal record including res t resisting arrest. ed, thanks so much. we have a very disturbing story to tell you about. i want to give you an opportunity to turn down the volume if there are children in the room because an arizona mom
darren goforth. the fellow deputies who serve with goforth, they line the walls of that courtroom earlier today. describe the emotion during that hearing. reporter: it was so intense, jake. shannon miles, the suspect, the man accused of murdering darren goforth, accused of capital murder who faces the death penalty. when he walked in, it was extremely quiet. several dozen sheriff s deputies inside that courtroom watching all of this unfold. the prosecutor laid out in the most detail we ve heard yet just exactly how they say shannon miles ambushed and killed deputy goforth. he had evidently pumped gas, went inside and then was walking back to his patrol car and as you see the video, you see the male get out of the car, wearing a white t-shirt, red shorts, tennis shoes and he runs up behind deputy goforth and puts a gun to the back of his head and shoots. reporter: in fact, the
harris county district attorney believes that shannon miles, this 30-year-old man, is the gunman. over the weekend we heard some very charged words, choice words by ron hickman, the sheriff there in harris county. hickman said there s no mistake to him why this happened. at any point when the rhetoric ramps up to where calculated, cold-blooded assassination of police officers happen, this rhetoric has gotten out of control. we hear black lives matter, all lives matter. well, cops lives matter, too. why don t we drop the qualifier and say all lives matter and take that to the bank. he could face the death penalty. don t expect a trial to happen until next year. just incredibly sad to see the family photo released over the weekend, goforth s wife putting out this photo. this deputy is survived by his
a mystery this morning. we re asking for donations of blue ribbon. reporter: the houston suburb community where he worked banding together. it raised more than $120,000 over the weekend in support of his wife and two young children. i would want the family to know and they know that he was already a hero even before all this. he was a person that felt like he could make a difference. reporter: the suspect 30-year-old shannon miles is scheduled to appear in court today after gunning down the 47-year-old deputy in what police say was an unprovoked attack. authorities say the uniform deputy was refuelling his patrol car friday night at this chevron gas station when miles, caught on surveillance video came up behind him and opened fire. the deputy fell to the ground and the suspect continued to him and shot him multiple times. reporter: police say there s no evidence they ever crossed paths. the sheriff suggests the killing