Donations needed for Fort Worth undercover officer killed by suspect in gun battle

A Tarrant County non-profit organization is seeking donations to help the family of the undercover officer who was shot to death by a robbery suspect.

Tarrant County Blue announced Saturday it is seeking the donations for the family of Officer Garrett Hull, who was married with two daughters.

Th local group established in 2004 to provide financial aid to the families of fallen officers.

Hull was shot in the head on early Friday as he chased three men who were suspected of committing a robbery just minutes before the pursuit began. The holdup was at Los Vaqueros Bar, 403 W. Biddison St.

One of those suspects was killed by Hull’s fellow officers while Hull was placed in a patrol car and taken to JPS.

Hull, an undercover officer with the intelligence unit, died at 9:40 p.m. Friday, according to the police department.

Two suspects were apprehended by police. The suspected gunman, Dacion Steptoe, was killed at the scene, police said Friday.

Samuel Mayfield, 23, and Timothy Huff, 33, were charged Saturday with capital murder.

All monies raised through Tarrant County Blue will be donated to the Hull family, a Tarrant County Blue official said.

“We would like to give 100 percent of funds raised to Hull’s family to show our support for Officer Hull’s dedication to making our hometowns safe to raise our families and to own our businesses,” said Greg Morse, co-fouder of Tarrant County Blue and CEO of Worthington National Bank.

Donations may be made by check to Tarrant County Blue, P.O. Box 1659, Fort Worth, Texas 76101.

This story was originally published September 16, 2018 at 4:24 PM with the headline "Donations needed for Fort Worth undercover officer killed by suspect in gun battle."