Police in Houston, Texas, Allegedly Open Fire and Three are Shot, including a Woman in a Nearby Home
In the early morning hours on Tuesday, September 5, 2017, A driver in a black Cadillac SUV sped away when police officers in Houston, Texas, were attempting to pull the vehicle over for making an illegal U-turn on W. Bellfort. The officers chased the vehicle on Highway 59 in the southbound lanes. En route, two female suspects allegedly tossed bags out of the window, which officers believed to contain marijuana, according to Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo. The suspect vehicle ended up on Sunburst Street and struck a tree and a fire hydrant before allegedly intentionally backing into police vehicles twice. At this point, according to Acevedo, several police officers fired their weapons on the suspect vehicle. The driver and passenger were allegedly shot by police as well as a woman inside her nearby home. All three who were injured in the alleged police gunfire were transported to Ben Taub hospital. They are all expected to fully recover.
Chief Acevedo said that charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon are pending for both suspects. The officers who were involved in the alleged shooting have been placed on administrative duty while further investigation into the incident is conducted.
What will no doubt come under scrutiny is whether or not the actions of the officers were in keeping with protocol. Even then, the policies and procedures of the Houston Police Department may come under fire, due to the fact that a person completely uninvolved in the incident was accidentally shot.
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