A suspect was shot and killed by Houston Police officers after a chase involving a stolen vehicle in southwest Houston Thursday evening.
According to police, the incident happened around 8:52 p.m.
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Authorities said officers were searching for a Toyota Tundra which had been stolen in an aggravated robbery earlier in the day when they found it at an apartment complex in the 6600 block of Dunlap Street. Because of the angle of the vehicle, officers were unable to tell if anyone was inside.
While watching the entrance and exits of the complex, officers saw the vehicle leave the apartment.
When officers tried to initiate a traffic stop, the suspect fled and a chase ensued.
After a short chase, the suspect crashed the truck on Renwick Drive and ran into an apartment complex in the 5800 block of Dashwood Drive.
As pursuing officers approached the suspect, they said the man raised a pistol and pointed it at them. That is when two officers discharged their weapons and struck the suspect.
HPD said officers gave the suspect life-saving measures to the suspect before he was taken to the hospital where he later died.
No officers were injured.
Police describe the suspect as a man in his mid-20s. His identity has not been released at this time.
The two officers involved are in their early 30s. Both of them have been with the department for less than five years.
The investigation into this case remains ongoing.