Texas State Trooper ‘no longer shows signs of viable brain activity’ after shot dead in patrol car

A Texas state soldier who was shot over the weekend “no longer shows signs of viable brain activity” and will remain alive until his organs can be harvested, authorities said Monday.

Private Chad Walker had been hospitalized after a gunman shot him near Mexia in Limestone County, 85 miles south of Dallas, during an attempted stop Friday to assist the driver of a broken down vehicle on the side of a road.

Before Walker could stop his patrol vehicle, the gunman opened fire through the vehicle’s windshield, hitting him in the head and abdomen. Rescue efforts over the weekend had failed, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

“After numerous rescue efforts by medical professionals @bswhealth, it was determined that Private Chad Walker no longer showed signs of viable brain activity and remained on life support until he can share the gift of life as an organ donor. The agency tweeted.

After the shooting, the suspected gunman, identified by authorities as DeArthur Pinson Jr., 36, reportedly recovered a black backpack from his vehicle and fled the scene on foot. He ultimately committed suicide, Limestone County Judge Richard Duncan said on Saturday.

Pinson, from Palestine, Texas, had a long criminal history, including a 10-year sentence for armed robbery and an arrest for deserting the military, KXXV reported.

The Texas Department of Public Safety Officers Association has identified Walker as a husband and father of four. He had just become the father of a girl two months ago. He was also the father of a 15-year-old son and twin seven-year-old daughters.

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Association president Lt. Richard Jankovsky told Fox News that Walker has a moral character.

“Even in death he will give life,” he said.