Suspect in Shooting of DPS Trooper Charged
UPDATE (2:54 PM): The suspect, Victor Alejandro Godinez, was arraigned by Judge Terry Palacios Sunday.
Godinez is charged with three counts of attempted capital murder of a peace officer.
His bond was set at $3 million.
Update: Suspect Victor Alejandro Godinez, 24, of Edinburg has been arraigned by Municipal Judge Terry Palacios. Godinez has been charged with 3-counts of Attempted Capital Murder of a Peace Officer (1st-degree felony) Bond: One Million Dollars each count.
— TxDPS - South Texas Region (@TxDPSSouth) April 7, 2019
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EDINBURG – A Department of Public Safety trooper is in the hospital in stable but critical condition after a shooting.
The DPS trooper approached the crash scene, where the driver fled on foot.
The trooper located who was believed to be the driver near the 1500 block of South Maltese Street in Edinburg.
DPS says at some point of making contact with the suspect, the trooper was shot.
For more than half an hour, ground patrol roamed the streets with helicopters overhead looking for Victor Alejandro Godinez of Edinburg.
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