Charges have been filed against a suspect arrested in a shooting incident that occurred at 2515 Fulton Street about 5:10 p.m. on Saturday (January 25).
The suspect, Kelyja Donnell Cooper (b/m, 19), is charged with felon in possession of a weapon in the 174th State District Court and deadly conduct in Harris County Criminal Court #1. A booking photo of Cooper is attached to this news release.
HPD Major Assaults & Family Violence Division Officer Z. Brumley reported:
Cooper was sitting inside a restaurant at the above address with two unknown individuals when he was observed removing a pistol from his pants and speaking to an unknown male. Cooper, with pistol in hand, walked toward the unknown male and engaged in a physical altercation. Cooper shot himself in the hand during the struggle and then fled the scene on foot with the unknown male.
Cooper was later located at Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital where he was treated for his wound, arrested and then transported to jail.
Kelyja Donnell Cooper
JKS/JFC 1-28-20
Inc. #011652920