A 37-year-old man will be charged with capital murder in the killing of a suburban Dallas police officer during a shootout in a supermarket parking lot, authorities said Monday.
The suspected shooter, Jamie Jaramillo, remained hospitalized Monday in stable condition, Mesquite police said.
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A 37-year-old man will be charged with capital murder in the killing of a suburban Dallas police officer during a shootout in a supermarket parking lot, authorities said Monday.
It wasn't clear Monday if Jaramillo, of nearby Balch Springs, had an attorney.
Mesquite police officers investigate the site of an officer involved shooting on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, in Mesquite, Texas. Police have released the name of the officer who was fatally shot while responding to a disturbance call outside a suburban Dallas supermarket. Mesquite police said Saturday that Officer Richard Houston was killed Friday. Police said a prayer vigil will be held for him Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021 in front of the police department. (Elias Valverde IIThe Dallas Morning News via AP)
Mesquite police officers investigate the site of an officer involved shooting, Dec. 3, 2021, in Mesquite, Texas. Police have released the name of the officer who was fatally shot while responding to a disturbance call outside a suburban Dallas supermarket. Mesquite police said Saturday that Officer Richard Houston was killed Friday. Police said a prayer vigil will be held for him Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021 in front of the police department. (Elias Valverde IIThe Dallas Morning News via AP)
Officers salute as a Mesquite police officer's body is loaded into a van outside of Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. Police have released the name of the officer who was fatally shot while responding to a disturbance call outside a suburban Dallas supermarket. Mesquite police said Saturday that Officer Richard Houston was killed Friday. Police said a prayer vigil will be held for him Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021 in front of the police department. (Juan FigueroaThe Dallas Morning News via AP)
Officer Richard Houston was responding to a report of a disturbance in the supermarket parking lot on Friday when Jaramillo pulled a gun, Mesquite police Chief David Gill said. He said the two exchanged gunfire and Houston was shot twice and Jaramillo was shot once.
Flowers and a note are left at the memorial for a slain police officer at the Mesquite Police Department on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, in Mesquite, Texas. Police have released the name of the officer who was fatally shot while responding to a disturbance call outside a suburban Dallas supermarket. Mesquite police said Saturday that Officer Richard Houston was killed Friday. Police said a prayer vigil will be held for him Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021 in front of the police department. (Juan FigueroaThe Dallas Morning News via AP)
It wasn't clear Monday if Jaramillo, of nearby Balch Springs, had an attorney.
A prayer vigil was held for Houston on Sunday evening and a funeral for the married father of three will be held Thursday. He joined the Mesquite police force in 2001.
Dennis Nichols, from left, and Melissa Crosby, former elementary school classmates of the slain Mesquite Officer stand embracing with their third-grade teacher, Arlene Myers, in front of a memorial at the Mesquite Police Department on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, in Mesquite, Texas. Police have released the name of the officer who was fatally shot while responding to a disturbance call outside a suburban Dallas supermarket. Mesquite police said Saturday that Officer Richard Houston was killed Friday. Police said a prayer vigil will be held for him Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021 in front of the police department. (Juan FigueroaThe Dallas Morning News via AP)
Mesquite police officers investigate the site of an officer involved shooting on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, in Mesquite, Texas. Police have released the name of the officer who was fatally shot while responding to a disturbance call outside a suburban Dallas supermarket. Mesquite police said Saturday that Officer Richard Houston was killed Friday. Police said a prayer vigil will be held for him Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021 in front of the police department. (Elias Valverde IIThe Dallas Morning News via AP)
Mesquite police officers investigate the site of an officer involved shooting, Dec. 3, 2021, in Mesquite, Texas. Police have released the name of the officer who was fatally shot while responding to a disturbance call outside a suburban Dallas supermarket. Mesquite police said Saturday that Officer Richard Houston was killed Friday. Police said a prayer vigil will be held for him Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021 in front of the police department. (Elias Valverde IIThe Dallas Morning News via AP)
Officers salute as a Mesquite police officer's body is loaded into a van outside of Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. Police have released the name of the officer who was fatally shot while responding to a disturbance call outside a suburban Dallas supermarket. Mesquite police said Saturday that Officer Richard Houston was killed Friday. Police said a prayer vigil will be held for him Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021 in front of the police department. (Juan FigueroaThe Dallas Morning News via AP)