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Darren H. Goforth
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Deputy Sheriff

Darren H. Goforth

Harris County Sheriff's Office — Houston, TX
Felonious
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End of Watch August 28, 2015
Age 47
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
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Gender Male
Incident Media Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Department 55

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Darren Goforth was shot and killed from ambush while pumping gas into his patrol car at a commercial gas station at the intersection of West and Telge Roads in Cypress.

Deputy Goforth was on patrol and had completed an assignment at the scene of a vehicle collision. He went to a local gas station to fuel his patrol car. As Deputy Goforth stood next to his patrol car filling it with fuel, a male subject walked up behind him and fired multiple shots. After Deputy Goforth fell to the ground, the subject shot him several more times before fleeing the scene in a pickup truck.

The subject was apprehended the next day following a massive manhunt involving multiple law enforcement agencies from around the Harris County and Houston area. He was charged with capital murder.

On September 13th, 2017, the subject plead guilty to capital murder and was sentenced to life in prison.

Deputy Goforth had served with the Harris County Sheriff's Office for 10 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two children, ages 5 and 12.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Goforth gave the Harris County Sheriff's Office 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Houston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Goforth.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Harris County Sheriff's Office
Type Sheriff's Office
Location Houston, Harris County, TX
Platform Identity hcso.harris.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 28, 2015
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Age 47
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Gunfire
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Darren is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2015, 60 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 126th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Darren was 47. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Darren had served 10 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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Age by years of service
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When

August holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 14.3%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 23.4% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Harris County Sheriff's Office has 56 officers remembered here, Darren among them.

Across the years
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Where

Deputy Sheriff Darren H. Goforth

Harris County Sheriff's Office · End of Watch August 28, 2015

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 37-E

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