Glenn Shane Godden

Deadly force

Godden kidnapped his estranged wife from her parents' house. Officers responded. Godden's van crashed into a patrol other. His wife was pinned between the vehicles and the sidewalk. Godden stepped out of the van, pointed the gun at his wife and pulled the trigger. It did not fire. He went about 25 feet away from the crash site, racked a new cartridge into the pistol and pointed it at the three responding officers. They fatally shot him. The Texas Ranger Division investigated.