firing multiple times at the officer, killing him. joining us now with the very latest, nbc's steve patterson. steve, good morning. what do we know about the officer? >> reporter: jose, yeah, no doubt, deadly and really horrible weekend for officers across the country. we'll start in texas. 47-year-old houston deputy, charles galloway was shot and killed early sunday morning in which officials describe, as you mentioned, as a brutal attack. the deputy was shot multiple times after pulling over a man during a traffic stop. officials say the driver exited the vehicle and immediately began shooting galaway, who unfortunately died at the scene. using what has, characterized as an assault-style weapon. the suspect then simply driving off. harris county deputies released a statement saying that corporal galloway was very much loved by the men and women that he served with. there's a lot of broken up officers who he meant a lot to in their lives. the deputy is survived by his daughter and sister.