HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – The suspect believed to have shot and injured a total of three law enforcement officials has been arrested and charged with four counts of attempted capital murder of a peace officer after an hours-long standoff in northeast Harris County. A fourth officer was also injured in the incident.
According to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, the suspect, Terran Green, 34, was barricaded inside a home in the 11500 block of Silhouette Ridge, near Summercreek High School.
Arrest update: Terran Green has been taken into custody without incident. Incredible work by @HCSOSWAT, and our negotiators. Appreciate the assist by @HoustonPolice SWAT, and all our public safety partners. Well done! #HouNews pic.twitter.com/VXVT8N4Kfs
— Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) August 18, 2023
Investigators were looking for Terran after he allegedly opened fire and shot 29-year-old HCSO Deputy Joseph Anderson during a traffic stop on Wednesday.
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The following day, as the manhunt for Green continued, officers were able to hone in on that residence on Silhouette Ridge.
They then attempted to confront Green at that home however he opened fire, injuring the two officers. A third officer was also injured by shrapnel.
“As they began to make contact with individuals at the house, they determined that he was indeed possibly in the house. As they began to make entry into the home, they were greeted by gunfire,” Gonzalez said.
No law enforcement officers were able to return fire. They retreated and that’s when the suspect barricaded himself in the home.
A hostage negotiation team as well as a HCSO Swat team were then called to work the scene.
Two injured officers were both U.S. Marshals and a Harris County sheriff’s deputy was also wounded Thursday.
Gonzalez said they received treatment at Kingwood Hospital and are said to be in good condition.
Josh Wright, Chief Deputy of the US Marshal’s for the Southern District of Texas, said the wounded members of the marshal’s office are in good spirits.
“Family is surrounding them and we are keeping them in our thoughts and prayers,” Wright said.
A Ring doorbell camera from a home down the street captured the law enforcement activity as officers surrounded the home Green was believed to be inside.
Another video shows law enforcement using what appears to be a robot during the response.
By late afternoon Friday, members of the family renting the home on Silhouette Ridge returned to the house. Several family members were seen combing through the damage; trying to salvage personal items. None would answer questions as to why Green was in the home.
The man who owns the home spoke with KPRC 2 as he surveyed the damage. He asked us not to use his name. The man said he has yet to speak with the family renting the home to get further details, but did tell us they’ve been renting the house for the past three years and he’s never had problems.
“I have started the insurance process, but early days, I’ve just notified them, I’m not sure how it’s going to play out,” he said. “I’m going to try to get it cleaned up and repaired.”
Assistant District Attorneys Katie Warren, a Division Chief in the DA’s Office, and Rebecca Marshall, a Chief in the trial division, assisted with both crime scenes in northeast Harris County to aid law enforcement.
“We are very grateful right now that we are not planning four funerals for law enforcement officers,” said Warren. “Attempted capital murder of a peace officer means that there was an intent to commit the murder of a peace officer in the line of duty, so those are the most appropriate charges.”
Green is expected to be arraigned in a Harris County District Court early next week. Prosecutors for the Harris County District Attorney’s Office will ask that Green be held without bail because he is charged with these shootings while he was free on bond for two earlier felonies, aggravated assault of a family member and felon in possession of a firearm.
“The defendant is a habitual offender so we will be filing motions requesting no bond and seeking to deny his bail until we can bring him to trial,” said Rebecca Marshall.
Because he is a habitual offender, Green faces a minimum of 25 years in prison and a maximum of life.
.@NickABC13- Deputy Anderson suffered a bit of a setback in his recovery today. The recovery process is long and complex. We remain prayerful. The other three are all good and have been released from the hospital. 🙏🏼 https://t.co/2WbnIhGj2N
— Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) August 18, 2023
On Friday, Gonzalez said the three officers hurt during Thursday night’s standoff have been released from the hospital.
Gonzalez said Deputy Joseph Anderson has had a bit of a setback in his recovery Friday.
“The recovery process is long and complex. We remain prayerful,” he said.