Houston police are investigating the fatal shooting of an armed male suspect by HPD officers at 10718 North Freeway (North Interstate Highway 45) about 3:45 p.m. on Saturday (May 17).
The identity of the deceased male suspect is pending verification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.
Officers L. Houston and G. Khan, who discharged their duty weapons, were not injured in this incident. Officer Houston was sworn in as an officer in October 2023 and Officer Khan was sworn in as an officer in August 2024. Both are assigned to the Northbelt Patrol Division.
HPD Special Investigations Unit Detectives K. Vu and M. Childs reported:
Officers were dispatched to a crash on the freeway in the 10300 block of the North Freeway and learned that there had been a minor vehicle crash involving three vehicles. Two of the vehicles remained on the scene however a third vehicle had fled the location. Officers then moved the crash off the freeway and put a general broadcast over the radio for the possible third vehicle – a green SUV.
Additional Northbelt patrol officers were able to locate the green SUV vehicle in the area and officers made contact with the driver. As the officers attempted to detain the driver of the green SUV for the crash investigation, the driver lifted his shirt up, reached for a visible gun in his waistband and pulled out the weapon. Two HPD officers then discharged their duty weapons more than once, striking the suspect.
Officers began to render aid to the suspect until Houston Fire Department paramedics arrived. The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene.
As is customary in HPD officer-involved shooting incidents in the Houston city limits, this case is being investigated by the HPD Special Investigations Unit, the Internal Affairs Division and the Harris County District Attorney’s Office.
JKS/ECR/SOA 5-19-25
Inc. #064238925