HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A jury has just found Oscar Rosales guilty of the capital murder of Harris County Precinct 5 Corporal Charles Galloway.
Galloway was killed during a traffic stop in January 2022. Prosecutors said the officer pulled over a car driven by Rosales, who got out and immediately fired at Galloway’s patrol car.
The video above is from a previous report: Harris Co. Pct. 5 corporal killed in ambush attack laid to rest
Galloway was shot multiple times and died at the scene in what investigators called an ambush attack.
The jury only deliberated for a few hours before finding Rosales guilty in the shooting death.
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Prosecutors said they will continue to seek the death penalty in the case.
The punishment phase starts on Monday.
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