deputy darren goforth. friday night he was in a uniform at a gas station just pumping gas into his patrol car when the unthinkable happened. shannon miles, the man police say is seen on this surveillance video, approached the deputy from behind. he then allegedly shot goforth in the back and the head, killing him. but now miles mother is offering her son an alibi. she tells a texas news station the gunman couldn t have been miles because, she claims, they were out shopping together at the time of the shooting. meantime, deputy goforth s community is still in mourning. as you can imagine, hundreds came out to remember the ten-year veteran of the force and father of two. it s very tragic this had to happen. he s a really good guy, a really good officer sbchlt. and i know there are people in the world who think all cops are bad. it s not true. there will always be bad apples in the bunch but he was not one of those.
a mana kusd accused of gunning sheriff s deputy due in court in a few minutes. he shot down darren goforth in at a houston convenience store on friday. houston mourns. jamie, what can we expect in court this morning? reporter: good morning. the suspect is due in county court this morning for his first appearance. his name is shannon miles. he was arrested saturday. he is expected to be arraigned this morning on capital murder charges in a shooting that has left this city in shock, and jose, there is still one big thing missing in this case. police still appear to be searching for a motive. we have not been able to extract any details regarding a motive at this point. as far as we know, deputy go
him and fired several more times into the back of his head and his back. nick valencia, let me bring you in. can you explain to me how investigators track down this shannon miles? how did they find him? there were distinctive items as well as after after-market hitch attached to the ford truck that he was driving. they did a search and were able to get a hit on the car locally, not too far away from the gas station. they show up, the brother answers the door, allows them to go inside. while they are inside, shannon miles shows up with somebody else. they question him and at which point they learn that he has weapons on his own. they get a search warrant for the garage and find that .45 caliber weapon and ammunition which they matched back to the crime scene. they did a ballistic test. no doubt about it, according to the probable cause hearing, the
tv. many here today as they come and pay their respects are trying to make sense of this senseless tragedy. luke? tough thing to do. adam, thanks so much for your report. we appreciate it. the man charged with shooting a ten-year veteran of the harris county sheriff s office in texas is held on capital murder charges after appearing in court today. the d.a. says 30-year-old shannon miles shot darren goforth 15 times in the head. and back. nbc s jamie novogrod on the ground in houston. what happens next in this case? reporter: well, luke, legal experts here in texas say a grand jury will be convened. this is a capital case meaning the suspect shannon miles faces the death penl. miles arrested saturday. he is accused of gunning down a sheriff s deputy on friday night at an area gas station. today in court, we heard gruesome details. the d.a. said when deputies arrived, they found 15 shell
anything like it. ben carson, bernie sanders, the anti-establishment we re seeing, good to see you both. now developing, the texas man charged in the execution style killing of a sheriff s deputy is in court for the first time this morning. shannon miles is being arraigned on a capital murder charge in the death of darren goforth, the deputy who was shot at random while fueling his car on friday. there was a vigil last night to honor goforth. he was a sheriff s deputy with a wife and two kids. the motive of the shooting remains unclear, but the suspect s mother said he can t be the gunman because he was out shopping with her at the time of the shooting. jamie, tell us about this morning s arraignment and what happened then. well, francis the judge