HOUSTON — A firefighter is honoring law enforcement officers after the tragic death of Harris County (Texas) Deputy Darren Goforth.
Click2Houston reported that Capt. Greg Hopper, with the Sugar Land (Texas) Fire Department, came up with the idea to make the “I’ve Got Your Back” decal while listening to the radio on his way home from work.
“I was getting irritated with all the stuff going on, on the news channel that I was listening to, so I thought I am going to pull into Walmart or a grocery store and just put big letters on the back of my truck that says ‘I’ve got your back,’ and then I started thinking, wait a minute I am not the only one,” Capt. Hopper said.
He’s received overwhelming support and has been contacted on the phone, through email and on Facebook by people who want a decal.
“I am here with my family; to me this is what it is all about, taking care of my family. The Goforth family, they don’t have their father there now,” he said.
Proceeds from the decal sales will go toward the Goforth family and other families in similar situations. He’s asking for a $10 donation for the decals.
Goforth was shot and killed in the line of duty at a Chevron gas station on Aug. 28. Authorities arrested and charged Shannon Miles, 30, with capital murder.