HOUSTON – One burglary suspect is dead and another is on the run after two brothers chased and confronted a pair of people accused of breaking into a neighbor’s home in Alief, according to the Houston Police Department.
Police said the shooting happened around 1 p.m. on Cinnabar Drive near High Star Drive.
A witness shared cellphone video from the scene showing what appears to be two brothers near a vehicle, with one of them holding a gun, moments after police said the pair chased down the suspects.
Rambelto Medrano, the father of the two men, said he recognized his sons’ vehicle in the footage but was not home when the incident unfolded. Medrano said he received a call while everything was happening, but couldn’t reach his sons afterward.
“He called me when everything was going on with the two people,” Medrano said. “I tried to call them and nobody answers.”
The incident began off Bandlon Dr, where police said the two brothers went after two burglary suspects accused of breaking into their neighbor’s home.
Houston police said the suspects attempted to break into the home earlier in the morning, but left the area before officers arrived.
Hours later, investigators said the homeowner saw the suspects return on surveillance.
“He called his neighbor and said, ‘Hey, there’s somebody breaking into his house,’” Lt. Larry Crowson said. “The neighbor got his brother, they went outside, confronted the burglary suspects, actually started following them in a vehicle.”
Police said the brothers followed the suspects to the end of Cinnabar Drive.
Crowson said a confrontation happened there, and one of the suspects was shot.
“There was a confrontation between the two brothers and the suspects,” Crowson said. “During that confrontation, one of the suspects was shot… [He] jumped over the fence and is deceased… on the other side of the fence.”
The second suspect escaped, police said. Investigators have not said what the suspects were trying to steal.
HPD said the brothers have not been charged, but the case will likely be presented to a grand jury.