Harris County deputy shoots rifle-wielding suspect who jumped on car; suspect identified
Armed suspect shot by Harris County deputy
A rifle-wielding suspect was shot by a Harris County deputy Thursday afternoon off Beltway 8. FOX 26's Abigail Dye reports from the scene.
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas - Harris County law enforcement are at the scene of a deputy-involved shooting in the Humble-area.
Details are limited, but officials say around 1:20 p.m., the Harris County Sheriff's Department was involved in a chase in the 3100 block of Wilson Road with a 33-year-old armed suspect.
A law enforcement source says the suspect is 33-year-old Michael Vega.
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According to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, officials with the Violent Persons Task Force were conducting a warrant service for the man who was wanted for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The suspect led authorities on a chase in a vehicle.
He eventually came to a stop in the parking lot of an apartment complex between Mesa and Wilson Road and got out of the vehicle with a long gun, the sheriff says.
Investigators say, armed with a rifle, he ran from law enforcement onto the eastbound feeder road, then jumped on the hood of a car that was stopped on the road.
A Harris County Precinct 8 deputy on the task force shot his weapon, hitting the suspect.
Officials say the suspect was taken to the hospital in critical condition, but is expected to survive.