A termination letter obtained Thursday by KPRC 2 Investigates showed that a Houston police officer was fired after running during a shooting that left a sergeant at the scene dead.

Here are things to know for Thursday, Oct. 29:1. Elmer Manzano, man accused of killing Sgt. Man dies days later after being shot in face during road rage incident near Midtown, family saysThe victim in a road rage incident has now been pronounced dead from his injuries, according to a close family friend. Houston Police said Mouton and the suspected shooter were engaged in a road rage incident and used their cars as weapons. Pleasant’s vehicle pushed Campbell’s vehicle into traffic on the feeder road where it was hit by a third vehicle, police said.

HOUSTON – The man accused of killing a Houston police sergeant appeared before a judge for the first time Wednesday morning, where the judge upheld his no bond. Wearing a yellow jumpsuit, 51-year-old Elmer Manzano had a bandage wrapped around his right arm and used headphones for a translator during his appearance. Manzano is charged with capital murder, attempted capital murder and aggravated assault after being accused of killing HPD Sgt. Manzano was also shot in the stomach by Preston during the gunfire exchange and was hospitalized for nearly a week. During a probable cause hearing Sunday, prosecutors said Manzano claimed officers shot at him first before he returned fire.

Preston booked in jail wearing sergeant’s handcuffsThe man charged with killing a Houston police sergeant was booked into jail -- wearing that sergeant’s own handcuffs. The Houston Police Officer’s Union tweeted Monday afternoon that Manzano was booked into Harris County Jail while wearing Sgt. ‘Moving in the wrong direction’: Coronavirus positivity rate increases in Houston, mayor saysHouston Mayor Sylvester Turner updated residents on the city’s positivity rate and coronavirus cases as of Monday. On Monday, he said the city is “moving in the wrong direction” after seeing an increase in its positivity rate. Residents say concrete plant causing pollution, health problems in north Harris County neighborhoodResidents in a north Harris County neighborhood are renewing their efforts to shut down a concrete batch plant they say is causing pollution and health problems.

HOUSTON – The man charged with killing a Houston police sergeant was booked into jail -- wearing that sergeant’s own handcuffs. The Houston Police Officer’s Union tweeted Monday afternoon that Manzano was booked into Harris County Jail while wearing Sgt. He is accused of shooting and killed HPD Sgt. Preston will take place Oct. 28 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Texas Southern University, Granville Sawyer Auditorium, 3100 Cleburne Street. Due to COVID-19 protocols, HPD is asking that the funeral service be reserved for family, friends, HPD staff and those who knew Sgt.

HOUSTON – The body of a slain Houston police sergeant was escorted Friday to a funeral home. Harold Preston was shot and killed Tuesday after responding to a domestic disturbance. Friday’s police escort marked the next step in the fallen hero’s journey to his final resting in East Texas in Athens, where HPD Sgt. Harold Preston was raised. READ: Funeral details for fallen HPD Sgt.

Here are things to know for Friday, Oct. 23:1. He is now facing several charges, including capital murder against a peace officer, attempted capital murder against a peace officer and aggravated assault. Mattress Mack converts part of Gallery Furniture into trade school, charter schoolHouston icon Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale has stepped up once again to help our community. On Thursday, Mattress Mack converted part of Gallery Furniture into a trade and a charter school complete with childcare and life coaches. The more serious second-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin remains.

Harold Preston, who gave more than 40 years of his life to the Houston Police Department, was shot and killed in the line of duty. He is now facing several charges, including capital murder against a peace officer, attempted capital murder against a peace officer and aggravated assault. Manzano’s wife, Santos Mejia, says Preston and officer Courtney Waller saved her life. She says if it wasn’t for the officers she and her 14-year-old son would not be alive. She made it very clear that if it wasn’t for Sgt.

HOUSTON – Ryan Patrick, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, spoke to KPRC 2 on Thursday about the federal charges his office brought against Elmer Manzano, the man accused of killing a Houston police sergeant and wounding another officer. “We brought two federal charges -- one for being a felon in possession of a firearm and for being an alien in possession of a firearm,” Patrick said. Manzano, a 51-year old convicted felon, is accused of shooting and killing Houston police Sgt. Federal charging documents show that as early as Saturday, Houston police knew Manzano had a gun. On both occasions, the wife said Manzano displayed a weapon and she feared for her life.

Officers encountered Elmer Manzano during previous calls to the home of Manzano’s estranged wife. Officers searched Manzano and found bullets but no weapon, according to the report. Manzano told officers that he has a gun but it’s stored in a safe, according to the report. If that conviction had shown up, officers would have known that Manzano was violating federal gun laws by possessing a weapon. “We did our best to deal with what we knew at the time, and so did the DA’s office,” Acevedo said.

Houston police Chief Art Acevedo said it appears that the gunshot wound Elmer Manzano suffered during Tuesday’s shooting was from gunfire returned by HPD Sgt. Acevedo said it also appears Preston, who Manzano had pointed a gun at, was reaching for his pistol and attempting to back out of the apartment when Manzano opened fire. He said Preston was hit several times, Officer Courtney Weller was hit in the arm and Manzano’s 14-year-old son was also hit. Prosecutors have charged Manzano with capital murder, attempted capital murder and aggravated assault in connection with the shooting. And the suspect immediately opened fire.”The investigation remains on-going into all of the specifics on how the shooting played out.

The responding officers, 3-year veteran Officer Courtney Waller, 41-year veteran Sgt. Harold Preston and a 5-year veteran officer arrived at the scene and met Manzano’sestranged wife, who had called police. READ: 41-year veteran HPD Officer Sgt. Preston was surrounded by family when he died at the hospital Tuesday, HPD Chief Art Acevedo said. Police said Manzano was taken into custody and hospitalized at Ben Taub after he was shot in the stomach by Sgt.

HOUSTON – KPRC 2 Investigates has learned the name of the suspect accused of killing one Houston police officer and wounding another is 51-year-old Elmer Manzano. According to state criminal records, Manzano was charged in 2002 with felony evading of police. Manzano did not serve his sentence in state prison which is normally the case, according to defense attorney Shelby Burns. How Manzano may have had a firearm, considering his past, is a key question for investigators, Burns says. Multiple sources told KPRC 2 Investigates that officers had visited the residence where the shooting occurred as recently as this past Sunday.