A police officer was fatally shot early Friday at a Wal-Mart store in Austin, Texas, and a suspect is in custody.
Senior Police Officer Jaime Padron was shot in the neck and died at the scene, Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo said, adding that Padron left behind two daughters, ages 10 and six.
Acevedo said the officer was responding to a routine call about a drunk man in the store.
KUT News reported that when the officer arrived at the scene, the suspect began to fight him. The suspect then pulled out a semi-automatic pistol, according to police, and shot the officer in the neck.
The officer was able to radio for help, KUT said, but he later died in the store.
Acevedo said two Wal-Mart employees tackled the suspect after the shooting and held him until another police officer arrived and arrested him.
Brandon Montgomery Daniel, 24, was booked into the Travis County jail on capital murder charges in connection with the shooting, according to jail records. If convicted of capital murder, Daniel could face the death penalty.
Acevedo said he would like to see the shooter face murder charges.
"It is a tragedy on Good Friday to lose an officer like this, but it is part of what these men and women do," Acevedo said, according to KWTX.com. "They know when they become a police officer that this is a sacrifice they are willing to make."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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