Media Briefing: Officer-Involved Shooting at 5700 Werner St. I Houston Police

Assistant Chief Keith Seafous briefs the media on an officer-involved shooting at 5700 Werner Street.

Preliminary information:
On Wednesday, August 7th at approximately 9:37 p.m., two officers pulled up to a gas station at the above address and observed two males standing in front of the store. The officers noted there were No Trespassing signs posted and informed the men they were not allowed to loiter there. The officers asked the men for identification. Both men complied. One was cleared and released. The second man was found to have outstanding municipal warrants. The officers attempted to take that suspect into custody. While handcuffing that man, one of the officers felt a pistol in his waistband. The suspect began to fight the officers. During the struggle, the officers and the suspect fell to the ground, fighting for control of his weapon. An officer fired her duty weapon once, striking the suspect. The officers rendered medical aid until HFD arrived. The suspect was transported to the hospital were he was later declared deceased.

Anyone with information on this incident, please contact HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

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Houston Police Department
Office of Community Affairs
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