Chase with stolen SUV ends with driver shot by Houston police

HOUSTON – A chase on Houston’s southside late Wednesday night ended with the driver being shot by a police officer.

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According to HPD Asst. Chief A. Rodriguez, it all started sometime after 11:15 a.m., officers tried pulling over a driver in a stolen Buick SUV on Reed and 288, but the driver kept going.

A brief chase ensued until the unidentified driver crashed near Bacon and Tierwester. Asst. Chief Rodriguez said the driver then ran into an apartment complex nearby where he “brandished a weapon.”

He did not disclose what kind of weapon.

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After the weapon was brandished, Asst. Chief Rodriguez said the officer told the man to put it down, but he did not comply, so the officer shot him. He was then rushed to a hospital in serious condition, and a weapon was recovered.

The officer has only been identified as a 4-year veteran with HPD.

An internal investigation, per HPD protocol, is also being conducted, and body camera footage should be released within 30 days.