Suspect shot multiple times in officer-involved shooting in northwest Houston; mother speaks in defense

Suspect injured in shootout with Houston police

A suspect was hospitalized after being shot by Houston police officers following a chase on Thursday. FOX 26's Sherman Desselle shares information from police and what the suspect's mother had to say at the scene.

HOUSTON - A suspect was hospitalized after being shot by Houston police officers following a chase on Thursday. The identity of the suspect has not been released to the public, but the family of the suspect tell FOX 26 it is 33-year-old Jacques Bassey. 

Suspect injured in officer-involved shooting

What we know:

According to the Houston Police Department Assistant Chief Luis Menendez-Sierra, around 8:40 a.m. patrol officers conducted a traffic stop on Antoine Drive for a vehicle with an expired registration.

Officers reported it was a routine stop and the male driver provided the patrol officer with a driver's license and insurance. When the officer went back to his patrol vehicle to run the driver's information, he learned the driver had a felony theft warrant for his arrest.

Chief Menendez states the officer called for back-up to assist and when the officers approached the vehicle, the suspect rolled up the window and sped away from the scene.

The suspect later began shooting at officers out the window of his vehicle while involved in the chase, police said. It came to an end when the suspect lost control on Antoine and West 34th Street, crashing his vehicle into a pole and flipping the car over. 

Surveillance video shows the suspect getting out of the vehicle and start running from officers while firing shots at them. Police say the officers shot their weapons at the suspect, hitting him multiple times.

Suspect's mother speaks on the scene 

What they're saying:

Andrea Johnson, the mother of the suspect, said he tried to call her while the incident was happening.

"When he texted me back and said they shot him, I couldn't work no longer," she said. "I was nervous, I was screaming. I’m still shaking. What mother wants to hear this about their child?"

Johnson tells FOX 26 she was told by police that Bassey was shot in the head and the chest.

"I don’t know if my son is dying right now, but I want to be by his side. I want to tell him to be encouraged. Fight for his life. I’m going to do the same. I’m going to stick by his side," she said. 

Johnson also confirmed with FOX 26 that her son did have a felony warrant tied to a case in Las Vegas. She said that he claims he was falsely accused.

"He did everything Vegas told him to do. They wouldn’t release him," said Johnson. "They were trying to give him a charge he didn’t want to wear."

Two women inside the vehicle were detained. One of them had a felony warrant, according to police. The mother also said one of the women in the car was Bassey's girlfriend, and they lived together. 

According to Chief Menendez, the suspect was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition. No officers were injured in the shooting.