HOUSTON —
A suspect led Houston police on a chase Thursday that ended with him wounding three officers in a shootout, stealing a automobile and barricading himself inside a house for hours earlier than surrendering, authorities stated.
The incident started about 2:40 p.m. Thursday as officers responded to a household disturbance name at a house in northeast Houston, Police Chief Troy Finner stated at a information convention.
All three of the injured officers had been in steady situation after being taken to Memorial Hermann hospital.
Two of the officers had been transported in one other patrol officer’s automobile whereas the third was taken by the Houston Hearth Division.
One of many officers was shot within the arm, one other was shot within the leg and the third was shot within the foot, stated Doug Griffith, president of the Houston Police Officers’ Union.
“We're simply grateful to God they're all proper,” Finner stated.
Police had responded to a report of a capturing on the residence of the suspect’s girlfriend, Griffith stated.
When officers arrived, the suspect fled in a automobile and led police on a chase for a number of miles.
The chase ended when the suspect’s automobile crashed at an intersection in a residential neighborhood simply off Interstate 69 on the southeastern fringe of downtown Houston, authorities stated.
Because the officers bought out, “the suspect instantly fired upon officers, placing three officers.”
“All of the officers returned hearth,” Finner stated.
Finner stated it’s doable the suspect fired greater than 50 rounds. Officers described the gun the person used as “a completely automated weapon,” he stated.
The suspect fled the scene and carjacked at gunpoint a white Mercedes, Finner stated. He then drove to a house a number of miles northeast of the place the crash occurred.
Officers surrounded the house. The suspect fired a number of instances however didn't hit any of the officers, who returned hearth, Finner stated.
The suspect remained barricaded within the residence, the place police imagine he lives, till about 7:45 p.m. Thursday, when he emerged with fingers up, Finner stated.
The person, whose identification police didn't instantly launch, was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the neck, the chief stated.
The suspect was believed to be the one individual within the residence.
Mayor Sylvester Turner stated he visited the wounded officers, and so they had been talkative and in good spirits.
Turner stated Thursday’s capturing highlighted the risks legislation enforcement face every day and the rising violent crime that has affected Houston and different U.S. cities the final couple of years.
Finner stated it’s been “a tricky week for legislation enforcement” in Houston.
On Sunday, a Houston-area deputy constable was fatally shot throughout a site visitors cease, and early Monday a Harris County sheriff’s deputy was fatally struck by a automobile as he stood by his motorbike whereas blocking a Houston freeway exit ramp throughout an off-duty job escorting heavy equipment. A Houston police canine was stabbed by a person after an tried carjacking.
Turner stated that he and Finner deliberate to announce subsequent week “some further steps” the town will take to deal with rising crime in Houston.
“It’s going to take all of us working collectively to have a really protected metropolis,” the mayor stated.
Lozano reported from Houston and Wallace reported from Dallas.
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