Fallen Texas trooper remembered as ‘one of a kind’

MEXIA, Texas (KXAN) — Eight days after Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Damon Allen was shot and killed while conducting a traffic stop on Thanksgiving, loved ones and law enforcement from across the country gathered to remember his life.
The shooting suspect was later caught and faces a murder charge. Allen, 41, served 15 years with DPS prior to his death, the agency said.
The football stadium at Mexia High School where Allen played football in the early 1990s was filled to