JUST IN: Carjacking suspect hits a couple of HPD vehicles during brief pursuit that ended in Uptown Houston
HOUSTON, Texas -- A carjacking suspect left a trail of damage when he hit a couple of Houston police vehicles, as well as a couple of other automobiles, during a brief pursuit, authorities said on Monday.
The armed man, who wasn't immediately identified, is accused of taking someone's car by force at an apartment complex in the 8100 block of Long Point Road on the city's northwest side. Houston police said the suspect was the subject of a suspicious person with a gun call that came in moments earlier just before 11 a.m.
The video above is from ABC13 Houston's 24/7 Streaming Channel. Tune into Eyewitness News this afternoon for updates on this developing story. When officers arrived, the suspect took off and committed the carjacking, police said. A brief pursuit ensued, with the suspect leading police all the way to the 5800 block of San Felipe in Uptown Houston, where HPD said he bailed out of the vehicle and later gave himself up.According to police, a woman who made the original call told a dispatcher that the man was the same one she saw break a window of her home.
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