PORTER, TEXAS-Just before 4 p.m. Harris County Sheriff’s Office responded to shots fired disturbance at First and Market in the Cloverleaf area of East Harris County. As deputies approached the vehicle to execute a felony takedown. The vehicle occupied by 3 Hispanic males would not respond to the deputy’s commands. It was then that the driver of the vehicle put the vehicle in reverse and attempted to run the deputy over. The deputy was able to push off the back of the suspect’s vehicle and then fired at least 3 shots into the rear of the vehicle.
The vehicle then sped off with deputies close behind. They continued onto Interstate 10 westbound to Loop 610. As they went around the loop with Harris County, DPS and Houston Police close behind, they began to through what appeared to be narcotics out of the vehicle window.
When the reached Interstate 69 they went north still traveling approximately 80 miles per hour. Humble also joined in as the crossed FM 1960.
As they approached the Porter area they drove across the median, hit the curb, crossed the feeder, and struck the curb on the other side of the freeway. Running into the grass they became stuck in the mud. At that point, they fled into the woods.
The first suspect was taken into custody almost immediately. A dog found the second suspect. The third remained at large for over an hour as a Houston Police helicopter orbited overhead dogs from Houston, Humble, Harris County, and Montgomery County Precinct 4 Constables and Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office searched the woods for the suspect who was believed to be armed.
It was just north of East Knox where a dog located the suspect. When the suspect refused to show his hands the dog took over. The suspect was transported to Kingwood Hospital by MCHD.
As of 7:30 pm the northbound feeder of I-69 between North Park and FM 1314 remains closed as Harris County continues the investigation.
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