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A police officer shot and killed a 30-year-old robbery suspect Wednesday night at a southwest Houston gas station & a baby was injured in the gunfire, officials said.
Shortly before 11:30 p.m. on the 10200 block of Sugar Branch Drive, officers located a black Mercedes-Benz suspected in two aggravated robberies & attempted to stop the car, said Troy Finner, executive assistant chief of the Houston Police Department.
The vehicle failed to stop, prompting a pursuit that ended when the suspect crashed near the Interstate 69 feeder road & Beechnut Street, Finner said. The suspect ran to a Chevron gas station at the corner & jumped into a car with a 1-year-old baby in the back seat while the mother pumped gas, he said.
Officers feared the suspect was trying to car-jack the mother & saw a gun, Finner said. The suspect did not obey the officer's commands to drop the weapon, he said.
One officer identified as E. Garza fired several shots that struck the suspect & the baby in the back seat. Finner said he doesn't think the officer realized the child was there. The infant was reported to be in stable condition as of Thursday afternoon.
"We’re all praying for that mother & that baby & hope they’re going to be alright," Finner said.
Source: Houston Chronicle
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