Thread: Deputy Constable Found Dead in Car in N.E. Houston TX

Deputy constable found dead in car in NE Houston:

By CAROL CHRISTIAN

2011 Houston Chronicle

April 12, 2011, 8:16PM

Houston police are investigating the apparent shooting death of an off-duty Harris County deputy constable found dead in a car early Tuesday.

Precinct 4 Deputy Ronnie E. Brewer, 47, was identified as the man Houston police found in a car that crashed into a utility pole about 1:20 a.m. in the 8900 block of Ramin near Laura Koppe in northeast Houston.

Police have made no arrests in the case. "We've been questioning witnesses," police spokeswoman Jodi Silva said. "It's still an active investigation."

Officers who responded to a 911 call about the crash found a man slumped in the driver's seat, dead of an apparent gunshot wound, police said. About noon, the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences released Brewer's identity.

According to a Precinct 4 news release, Brewer had worked in law enforcement for about 13 years, beginning with the Harris County Sheriff's Office in 1998.

Diligent and genial
He had been with Precinct 4 since November 2003, most recently working nights patrolling the toll road, said Precinct 4 Assistant Chief Mark Herman. Monday was Brewer's night off, Herman said.

Herman described Brewer as diligent and a genial coworker.

"He was a deputy whose name very, very seldom came across your desk," Herman said. "He had a great smile and always had a positive attitude."

A member of the department's honor guard, Brewer also helped with community fundraisers, Herman said.

The site of the accident Tuesday was about five blocks from the home of Brewer's parents, Mary and R.L. Brewer, Herman said.

The assistant chief said he had visited the Brewers' home after learning of their son's death.

"After meeting the mother and father, I know where Ronnie got his likableness and his passion for life," Herman said. "You could tell they had raised him with high morals. They raised him to be a good guy."

Funeral arrangements were pending, Herman said.

Anyone with information about the case should call Houston police at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-8477 (TIPS).

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2 arrested after Precinct 4 deputy constable fatally shot in northeast Houston.

by khou.com staff

khou.com

Posted on April 12, 2011 at 7:15 AM

Updated today at 7:44 PM

HOUSTON – Police arrested two people after a Harris County Precinct 4 deputy constable was found fatally shot in an off-duty incident Tuesday morning.

Deputy Ronnie Earl Brewer’s body was found in an unmarked car in the 8900 block of Ramin in northeast Houston around 3:30 a.m.

Investigators said Brewer, 47, was shot in the back of the shoulder, apparently while driving.

The deputy’s maroon vehicle left the road and crashed into a pole after he was shot.

Police arrested a capital murder suspect at about 6:30 p.m. at Highway 59 and Laura Koppe. The suspect did not resist arrest. Police said they picked up two witnesses, a man and woman, and one was held on outstanding city warrants.

Police also arrested Judy Hambrick, 41, who is accused of reaching into Brewer’s vehicle and taking his gun after he died. She was charged with theft of a firearm, police said. They are investigating whether she was involved in the killing of the deputy.

Houston police were working the case, interviewing apartment residents where everything may have started. HPD investigators said they’re treating the case as a homicide, but they did not release any additional details. Investigators said robbery is possibly the motive.

“We want to know why. We want to ask a million questions, but we know it's our turn to sit back,â€