Although he was not involved in the detention of the felon, he was treated for his injuries and also returned to the line of duty. Barragan said the perpetrator fired nine rounds, six of which struck him: one in each hand, two in the back of the vest, one in the back of the leg, and another that grazed off his face. Some have since returned to the line of duty.Īlso in January, Brandon Barragan was in foot pursuit of a wanted felon – who he had recently interacted with during a SWAT situation in October – and was soon in the line of fire. Deputies Korean Davenport and Troy Vaughn talked each other through maintenance checks and tourniquet use before EMS arrived to complete the assist. The third deputy, Javier Rojas, was around the corner talking with dispatch and was able to return fire before he was also struck. While two of the deputies went to check on the injured, another patron opened fire and hit both deputies multiple times. 3 in Houston.Īt the end of the night, the deputies were attempting to help everyone exit the nightclub safely before there was an altercation that left a man bleeding on the ground. Out of the five donations, three went to Harris County Deputies that were involved in a shooting on Jan. The deputies and TAFR representatives converged to hand out the donations, exchange stories, shed tears, and share laughs with family members of the involved deputies. In 12 years of operation, TAFR has donated over $350,000 to more than 100 first responders. Three of the recipients were involved in the same incident while the other two were individually involved in other cases.Įstablished in 2007, TAFR’s goal “is to honor those who serve our communities and ensure the safety and wellbeing of our citizens,” it says on their website. June 19, the Texas Association of First Responders provided a donation totaling $10,000 to five Harris County Sheriff’s Office Deputies who were injured in the line of duty. HCSO deputies injured in the line of duty awarded $10,000
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