Taft Police Officer Daniel Trujillo, 36, Found Shot to Death in His Katy Freeway Apartment
Houston police responding to a person-down call Friday afternoon found Daniel Trujillo, a three-year officer with the Taft Police Department in South Texas, unresponsive inside his apartment at 11070 Katy Freeway; he was pronounced dead at the scene, and no suspect or motive has been announced.
A man shot and killed in a west Houston apartment on Friday has been identified as a South Texas police officer, FOX 26 Houston reported. Houston police responded at about 4:30 p.m. Friday to a report of a person down at an apartment along I-10 at 11070 Katy Freeway, just past West Beltway 8, and found a man unresponsive inside. The victim, identified as 36-year-old Daniel Trujillo, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The Taft Police Department identified Trujillo as a three-year officer with the department and said the Houston apartment where he was found was his own. "During his time with our department, he served our community with dedication and commitment, and his loss is deeply felt by those who had the privilege of knowing and working alongside him," the department said in a statement shared on social media. "Our thoughts, prayers, and sincere condolences are with Officer Trujillo's family, friends, colleagues, and all those whose lives he touched during this incredibly difficult time."
Houston police have released no details of any suspect or a motive, and the investigation is being handled by the HPD Homicide Division. Taft, in San Patricio County near Corpus Christi, is roughly 200 miles from the Katy Freeway apartment where its officer was found.
The station will update this file when Houston police release suspect information or the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences completes its findings. Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact Houston police.
