DEC 2022. Blues Vol 38 No. 12

AROUND THE COUNTRY
HOUSTON, TX.
A Houston Police patrol car was riddled with bullets after
a man opened fire on officers with an AK-47.
By Ashley Silver
Police1
HOUSTON, TX — Photos shared
by the Houston Police Department
reveal the shocking aftermath of a
shooting that left a patrol car riddled
with bullet holes.
KHOU News reported the incident
began when Houston police identified
a car going at a high rate of
speed, running stoplights and driving
erratically. As officers attempted
to pull over the driver, the suspect
threw an unidentified item from his
window in the direction of police.
The man eventually lost control of
the vehicle, smashing into a nearby
tree.
The driver then began shooting at
police through his windshield using
a “AK-47-style” style rifle, according
to HPD Assist. Chief Wyatt
Martin. Two officers returned fire,
hitting the suspect several times.
“These officers were very lucky.
If you see the front of their vehicle,
the suspect was firing from inside
his vehicle, and he struck their vehicle
numerous times in the hood
and in the windshield,” Martin told
KHOU News. “The officers were
very lucky that they were not hit.”
The two HPD officers were uninjured
in the shooting. The driver,
who was shot in the arm and leg,
was taken to a hospital and is expected
to survive.
The suspect was charged with
two counts of attempted murder
along with other charges.
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