Joshua Stewart, 23, and Fredarius Clark, 19, are both charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of County Sheriff Harris Darren Almendarez. The deputy had just left Joe V’s Smart Shop with his wife when he saw a Nissan Altima leaning on his truck and two men under the truck, said Harris County Sheriff’s Office. “It may have been a catalyst they were stealing,” Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez told a news conference Thursday night. “We are not sure. These details are still being investigated. But he intervened. He intervened to try to stop a crime. “ The 51-year-old Almendarez told his wife to go somewhere safe and approached the suspicious vehicle, in which until then there were three people inside, authorities said. #FBI sends its condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Senior Deputy Darren Almendarez. He served in the Harris County Sheriff’s Office (@HCSOTexas) for 23 years — about seven of which he served in the Bureau’s Task Force Safe Street. pic.twitter.com/WRx7yjnL30 – FBI (@FBI) April 1, 2022 As he passed, he was shot and beaten several times. The MP managed to return fire and shot at least two suspects, Then they escaped from the parking lot. Almentares was taken to a hospital where he later died. Stewart and Clark arrived at the hospital in the suspected vehicle shortly afterwards with gunshot wounds, authorities said. A third man described as between the ages of 17 and 19 is wanted by investigators for questioning. Joshua Stewart (right) and Fredarius Clark (right) are charged with the murder of Deputy County Sheriff Harris Darren Almendarez. Harris County Sheriff’s law enforcement officers are investigating the scene where Harris County Sheriff Darren Almendarez was killed on March 31, 2022 in Houston. AP Almendarez, a 23-year-old veteran of the sheriff’s office who was recently appointed to the car theft department, was remembered Thursday night as a “fighter.” He was recently featured in a video at the center of a sheriff’s office, where he offered measures to avoid buying a stolen vehicle and other tips. At the time of his death, he had bought groceries and was planning to do some cooking to celebrate his sister’s birthday on Friday, Gonzalez said.