Local lawmakers on Capitol Hill honor fallen Deputy Darren Goforth

WASHINGTON – Deputy Darren Goforth is being honored as far away as Capitol Hill Tuesday night.

On the House floor, several Houston-area representatives paid tribute to the fallen deputy and law enforcement across the country. Rep. John Culberson, Rep. Ted Poe and other lawmakers held a Special Order Hour after the last votes Tuesday to support America's law enforcement officers.

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Twenty-four officers have been killed in the line of duty in 2015.

Culberson lives in the area where Goforth was gunned down and said he was his neighborhood deputy.


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