Officials said the chase started after officers spotted a vehicle with two guns and narcotics in plain view at a gas station in west Houston. In total, seven HPD officers fired their weapons.
Officials said the chase started after officers spotted an unoccupied vehicle with two guns and narcotics in plain view at a gas station in west Houston.A man is dead after a police chase ended in a standoff-turned-shootout with Houston police on Highway 90 overnight.
Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said it all started at Valero gas station in the 4000 block of Synott near the West Park Toll Road around 10 p.m. Tuesday. Officers reportedly spotted an unoccupied vehicle with two guns -- an assault rifle and a pistol -- and drugs inside.The suspect got into the vehicle and drove off around 1:15 a.m. Wednesday, according to HPD. Finner said the officers were likely trying to wait to get the suspect away from innocent bystanders before pulling him over.
At some point after the suspect came to a stop, he displayed a weapon and began to fire upon the officers, Finner said. In total, seven officers fired back at the suspect, killing him.Finner said three of the officers who fired shots are assigned to the Gang Unit. Two of them have eight years with the department and one is a 24-year veteran. Two of the officers are assigned to the Westside Patrol Division. One of those officers has three years with the department and one has four.
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