Corporal Charles Galloway, 47, was a Harris County Precinct 5 Deputy Constable who had served more than 12 years in the toll road division and worked as a field training officer. He is survived by a daughter and a sister and was remembered by colleagues as a mentor to younger deputies.

In the early morning of January 23, 2022, Galloway conducted a traffic stop in the 9100 block of Beechnut Street in southwest Houston. The driver of a white Toyota Avalon exited and immediately opened fire, repeatedly striking Galloway’s patrol car. He was struck multiple times and died at the scene before he could exit his vehicle or draw his weapon. Investigators described the attack as an ambush.

Authorities identified 51-year-old Oscar Rosales as the suspect and pursued him using video evidence; he was captured in Ciudad de Acuña, Mexico, and returned to Houston to face charges. Two people alleged to have helped Rosales try to evade capture, his common-law wife Reina Pereira-Marquez and her brother Henri Mauricio Pereira-Marquez, were arrested and charged with tampering with evidence for wiping down the Toyota Avalon.

Anyone who knew Corporal Galloway or saw activity around Beechnut Street that night is asked to share what they remember.