Deputy Shane Ronald Bennett was 29 when he died on June 12, 2002, in Houston, Texas. A nine-year veteran of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, he was responding to a reported home invasion in northeast Harris County that involved at least five gang members holding a woman and her two-month-old child hostage. During an exchange of gunfire, another deputy positioned behind him accidentally shot Bennett in the head. He was flown to a local hospital and did not survive his injuries.

Several suspects were quickly arrested. Three — Richard Longoria, Benjamin Gonzalez Jr. and Christian Gonzalez — were charged with aggravated robbery and held without bail. Richard Longoria, described as the planner and lookout driver for the invasion, was later convicted of capital murder in connection with Bennett’s death and received a life sentence. Bennett is survived by his wife Teresa, daughter Alyssa, parents Ronald and Annette Bennett, and brother Bradley; hundreds of law enforcement officers and community members attended his funeral.

Does anyone have information about the night of the home invasion or knew Deputy Bennett and his family that could add detail to this case?