Overview
- Police responded after reports of multiple shots in the 6300 block of North Wayside Drive, with the incident occurring Friday morning around 11 a.m. when a man fired an automatic long gun at moving vehicles.
- Three Houston officers and one Texas DPS trooper confronted the suspect, gave verbal commands to drop the weapon, and fired when the suspect did not comply; he was struck multiple times and taken to a hospital for treatment.
- Three civilians in moving vehicles were hit, including a woman and her daughter, and all three victims were reported in stable condition by HPD.
- The Houston Police Department said the Texas Rangers will participate in the investigation and that city officers’ body-worn camera footage will be released within 30 days under department policy.
- Eyewitness reports described a man standing in the street with a long gun, and the shooting adds to recent local incidents that have heightened concerns about public safety in northeast Houston.