‘A phenomenal investigator’: Harris County sheriff’s deputy Darren Almendarez honored during funeral service

HOUSTON – The funeral for Harris County sheriff’s deputy Darren Almendarez was held Friday.

The services took place at Humble First Assembly of God, which is located at 1915 FM 1960 Bypass Road.

The procession began at 8 a.m. Visitation for Almendarez’s family was from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the public was able to visit between 11 a.m. and 12 p.m.

The funeral began at noon and was followed by a police ceremony outside in the church’s parking lot from 1 to 1:30 p.m. The procession began at 2 p.m. as his body was escorted to his final resting place at Brookside.

Almendarez was killed in the line of duty after he was shot last Thursday by three alleged catalytic converter suspects in north Harris County.

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