Suspect accused of shooting Corpus Christi officer now in custody, police say

Thursday, August 5, 2021
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (KTRK) -- A suspect at the center of a Blue Alert is now in custody, according to Corpus Christi police.

You may have seen an alert on your phone or a sign on the freeway. Police across Texas began a search for Joshua Powell, who they said shot Corpus Christi police Officer Manuel Dominguez.
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The Texas Department of Public Safety submitted a Blue Alert for his location. He was last seen in Corpus Christi at about 2:14 p.m. Wednesday.

An attempted capital murder warrant was been issued for 20-year-old Powell's arrest and he was given a $1 million bond.

By Thursday evening, Corpus Christi police said Powell had been taken into custody. No further information was released.


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Blue Alerts are issued for people who have either killed or seriously injured a law enforcement officer.

At last check, officer Dominguez was in stable condition.



He was shot Wednesday afternoon while responding to a disturbance. Dominguez is a 20-year veteran of the Corpus Christi Police Department.
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