Robbery suspect dies after being shot by Houston police officers: HPD
HOUSTON - An investigation is now underway following a deadly officer-involved shooting that occurred in North Houston on Wednesday.
Houston police said the incident occurred in the 7400 block of Airline Road.
Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said two officers in a black and white patrol vehicle were travelling southbound on Airline Road when they saw a black pickup truck driving at a high rate of speed.
Acevedo said the officers started pacing the suspect's vehicle and they ran the vehicle.
That's when, according to Acevedo, the suspect vehicle pulled into a parking lot in the 7400 block of Airline Road, stopped right next to a taco truck, came out with a semi-automatic pistol to rob the taco truck.
Acevedo said the suspect was unaware there was a patrol unit behind him that hadn't initiated a traffic stop.
Acevedo stated that the officers immediately engaged the suspect and told him to drop the gun.
At one point, Acevedo said, both officers discharged their weapons at the suspect.
Once the suspect was secured, the officers administered CPR until the Houston Fire Department arrived on scene to take the suspect to Ben Taub Hospital, Acevedo said.
However, the suspect, who is described as a Hispanic male, 30-35 years of age, was pronounced dead at the hospital. The suspect's identity was not released by authorities.
We're told no officers were injured.
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Acevedo said one of the officers in the shooting has about four years on the job while the other has about five and half years on the job.
Both officers will be placed on administrative leave pending an investigation.
"Like we've been saying, power is out to a lot of our city. Our people are hurting. Our men and women are coming out every night. We told our community that we are going to continue to do everything we can to keep people safe...and crime doesn't stop.
It just illustrates the challenges we face," Acevedo said.
Acevedo added that both officers had their body worn camera on and it did capture the incident.