the Brazoria County District Attorney\u2019s Office told KPRC, KSAT\u2019s sister station in Houston<\/a>. <\/p>\nThe sheriff said Tippit is charged with aggravated assault by a public servant, which is considered a first-degree felony. <\/p>\n
According to Brazoria County jail records, Tippit was later released Tuesday on a $250,000 bond. <\/p>\n
\u201cThere is no doubt this incident had devastating consequences,\u201d Stallman said, in part. \u201cI want our citizens to know we do our best to be, and to employ, individuals who care deeply for our community.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stallman announced in a YouTube video that Tippit was fired due to policy violations about a week after the shooting. <\/p>\n
Shooting in Lake Jackson <\/p>\n
In a previous statement to KSAT, the university identified the student as Mendoza Jr., 18. He was a freshman who studied management, the school said. <\/p>\n
Deputies attempted a traffic stop on a vehicle just after midnight on June 1 near Farm-to-Market 2004 and This Way Street in Lake Jackson. <\/p>\n
The driver of the vehicle, later identified as Mendoza, did not stop, deputies said. The deputies then chased after the vehicle for approximately a mile into a neighborhood located in the 100 block of Indian Warrior Trail.<\/p>\n
According to the sheriff\u2019s office, Mendoza went inside a home\u2019s garage and parked before Tippit approached the vehicle. <\/p>\n
Tippit then pulled out his firearm and allegedly shot into the vehicle. The sheriff\u2019s office said the gunfire struck Mendoza. <\/p>\n
Mendoza was taken to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis indictment carries heavy emotion,\u201d Stallman said. \u201cJohn Jr. was a young man who was well-loved and had his whole life in front of him. He should be here with his family.\u201d<\/p>\n
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