HOUSTON – Houston police released several videos of an officer-involved shooting where a kidnapping suspect was killed at the end of police chase on I-69 in October.
The videos show several different angles, three officers’ body cam and two helicopter views.
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What happened
Houston Police said the chase and kidnapping was part of a domestic violence situation that started on Oct. 27 when they received a report between a husband and wife. The two share a child together.
Police say the victim in that case went to stay with a relative overnight, but on Oct. 29, the suspect went to that relative’s home and kidnapped the woman and child at gunpoint.
Houston Police were called about the kidnapping and went to the location where the reporting party believed the suspect to be.
Police found the vehicle matching the description that they were given near an apartment complex and tried to conduct a traffic stop on it, but the suspect took off in the car, with the woman and child.
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During the chase, police say the suspect fired gunshots at the officers out the window of his vehicle on two separate occasions.
A police helicopter was also called in and got a visual of the suspect.
“At that point, our units backed off as much as they could hoping that the suspect would either pull over or release the hostages, unfortunately that did not occur,” said Executive Chief Thomas Hardin.
The suspect eventually got onto I-69. At that point, officers decided to use a pit maneuver to end the chase.
“At that time, there was an officer-involved shooting, three officers discharged their firearms, striking the suspect,” Hardin said.
Officers got the woman and child out of the vehicle before pulling the suspect out and performing first aid.
The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene. Both the hostages were unharmed.
“At the end of the day, both hostages were rescued unharmed because of the courageous acts of our officers and our supervisors, and I thank them for that,” Hardin said.