Man who killed Euless officer had meth, coke and other drugs in system

Jorge Brian Gonzalez had methamphetamine, amphetamine and cocaine in his system when he fatally shot officer David Hofer on March 1 in an ambush at a Euless park before being killed in a shootout with officers.

Jorge Brian Gonzalez also tested positive for olanzapine, an anti-psychotic; alprazolam, also known as Xanax, a sedative used to treat anxiety and panic disorder; THC, the primary psychoactive ingredient of marijuana; and citalopram, an antidepressant, according to an autopsy report obtained by the Star-Telegram on Tuesday.

His father, Jorge Antonio Gonzalez, said Tuesday he was not surprised by the findings.

“I knew he used all these drugs,” the father said.

Gonzalez, a 22-year-old addict with a history of drug-induced psychosis, was arrested Feb. 29 by Euless police for public intoxication after officers responded to a theft call made by his father, who said his son and a friend had stolen money and were high.

Gonzalez spent the night in jail and was released the next morning after appearing before a municipal judge and agreeing to a sentence of 20 hours of community service.

Jorge Antonio Gonzalez said he believes his son took drugs after he was released from the city jail.

Within four hours of his release, police say Gonzalez broke into a Euless house and stole guns, then hid along a creek in J.A. Carr Park and fired a few random shots.

Hofer, who had responded to 911 calls about the fired shots, had approached Gonzalez when he was shot, an attorney with the Texas Municipal Patrolman’s Association has said.

“He was assassinated while his gun was holstered and while asking the suspect to show his hands,” Randy Moore previously told the Star-Telegram.

Other officers returned fire, killing Gonzalez.

The autopsy report shows Gonzalez was shot four times: in the left shoulder, in the right hip, in the left buttock and in the right leg. He also suffered a graze wound to the left cheek.

Gonzalez’s father has said his son began using drugs after being sexually abused as a child. He said when his son mixed drugs, it often led to bizarre and sometimes violent behavior.

“When he mixed ice with amphetamines, methamphetamine or cocaine, it's the same as mixing detergent with Windex or whatever. ... It explodes,” the father previously told the Star-Telegram.

Hofer’s shooting came nine days after Gonzalez had threatened to kill an officer while being taken to John Peter Smith Hospital after an outburst in the Euless Jail.

A doctor diagnosed Gonzalez, who had claimed to be God and told an officer he could control helicopters flying overhead, with homicidal thoughts and numerous drug-related disorders.

He was discharged two days later.

Diane Smith contributed to this report, which includes material from the Star-Telegram archives.

This story was originally published May 17, 2016 at 11:50 AM with the headline "Man who killed Euless officer had meth, coke and other drugs in system."