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The officer, who
was struck in the back and side, was expected to survive, said
Pamela Greenwood, a spokeswoman for the Harris County precinct
seven constable's office.
He was likely wearing a bulletproof vest, a requirement for
on-duty deputies, she said.
Constable's office officials and Houston police were searching
for the gunman, Greenwood added. Texas constables are law
enforcement officers separate from the police.
The officer had just completed a traffic stop and had pulled his
patrol car into a convenience store parking lot in Houston's
Midtown area when the attack occurred, she said.
He was leaning into the patrol car speaking with a trainee when
he was shot, she said. The motive for the shooting was not yet
clear.
(Reporting by Victoria Cavaliere in New York; Editing by Tom
Heneghan)
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