Fort Bend Constable deputy accidentally shot and killed by Sheriff

MISSOURI CITY, TX -- On Friday, May 29, 2020 around 1:45 a.m. the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office received a call regarding a property check at the 3900 block of Chestnut Bend in the Missouri City area of Fort Bend County.

At 1:55 a.m. three Fort Bend County Sheriff Deputies along with one Precinct 4 Deputy Constable arrived at the location. In the process of clearing the property. one Deputy Sheriff mistook the Deputy Constable for an intruder and discharged his weapon. The Deputy Constable was wearing his bullet proof vest at the time of the shooting.

The Deputy Constable was flown to Memorial Herman Hospital with a gunshot wound to the chest. He did not survive his injury.

“We are heartbroken over this,” said Sheriff Troy Nehls. “We are praying for everyone involved'.