Suspect killed in Houston officer-involved shooting on Wirt Road
Houston shooting: Suspect killed in officer-involved shooting
An investigation is now underway following a deadly officer-involved shooting on Friday afternoon on Hammerly and Wirt.
HOUSTON - Investigators are looking into an officer-involved shooting that killed a man in northwest Houston on Friday.
Houston officer-involved shooting: 1 dead following shooting on Wirt Road
FULL Houston police report: Deadly officer-involved shooting on Wirt Road
Assistant HPD Chief Yasar Bashir provided information on a deadly shooting involving Houston police on Friday, May 23.
What we know:
Officials say the shooting occurred just before 4 p.m. Friday on Wirt Road near Hammerly Boulevard.
According to HPD Assistant Chief Yasar Bashir, the shooting stemmed from an incident that started Friday morning.
At about 8:30 a.m., a security guard called police about a man 7800 block of Long Point Road. The man was allegedly swinging a bat around and charging at the guard.
The guard reportedly tried using a taser on the suspect, but it wasn't successful.
Officers came to the scene, the guard filed a report, and authorities started to look for the suspect.
Photo over the scene (Source: SkyFOX)
At about 3 p.m., the guard called police again about the same suspect.
Two officers were heading to the scene when they allegedly found the suspect with the bat on Wirt Road.
Officers ordered the suspect in English and in Spanish to put down the bat, but he allegedly threatened the officers with it.
Officers tried to use their tasers, but they weren't successful. Assistant Chief Bashir said the man had a heavy jacket on that may have blocked the tasers.
Police say the suspect then walked to a nearby bus stop, picked up a chunk of concrete, and threatened the officers with it.
That's when one of the officers shot at the suspect at least once, striking him. Officers tried to give him medical attention, but he was pronounced deceased at the scene.
No officers were hurt.
What we don't know:
The suspect has not been identified at this time. Police say he is believed to be a Hispanic man in his 50s.
The officers involved have not been identified. Officials say the one who opened fire has been with HPD for three years.
Shooting under investigation
What's next:
Investigators with Houston Police and the Harris County District Attorney's Office will open separate investigations into the shooting.
The officer who fired at the suspect will be on administrative leave as the investigations are underway.
Body-cam footage of the shooting is expected to be released in the next 30 days.
The Source: Information from the Houston Police Department.