Precinct 3 Deputy Constable Omar Ursin was shot and killed while picking up dinner for his family.
HOUSTON — A third person has been charged in the fatal shooting of off-duty Harris County Precinct 3 Deputy Constable Omar Ursin.
It was back in August 2022 when the deputy constable, who was off duty at the time, was shot and killed while driving home after picking up dinner for his family.
Officials are searching for Douglas Wooten. According to court documents, He’s facing a murder charge. It’s believed that Wooten was the person who pulled the trigger on August 28, 2022, off Madera Run Parkway.
According to the charging document obtained by KHOU 11 News, one person in the carload of suspects says Wooten was the shooter, stating Wooten let down his back window and shot at the car Ursin was driving. The document also states that Wooten shot Ursin because he claimed Ursin pointed a gun at him and others he was with, but the charging document states Ursin’s weapon was holstered.
Ahsim Taylor Jr. and Jayland Womack are two other suspects who were charged in with murder in the case. They were charged in September of 2022.
Wooten is still on the loose. Court documents say he has moved to multiple locations since the shooting. If you have any information as to where Wooten could be, you’re asked to contact police.
Who was Deputy Constable Omar Ursin?
Ursin was a six-year veteran of the department and a Channelview native. Before entering the police academy, he volunteered with youth outreach programs where he mentored foster children.
“He was loved. He was a father and a husband and he had a family so our hearts are broken for them and the agency as well as the law enforcement community,” Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said during our coverage back in 2022.
Ursin has been described as a devoted dad, husband and son who “loved his family immensely,” the Harris County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a statement. “As a department, we are in utter disbelief and unable to comprehend this senseless act. Deputy Ursin was a colleague, a friend, a brother and so much more.”