Charges have been filed against a suspect arrested after he fired shots at Houston police officers at 3900 Yellowstone Boulevard about 3:15 a.m. on Thursday (Jan. 23).
The suspect, Gregory Calvin Gaines (b/m, 37), is charged with two counts of aggravated assault against a public servant and possession of a controlled substance in the 183rd State District Court. A booking photo of Gaines is attached to this news release.
One HPD officer, R. Hansen, assigned to the Southeast Patrol Division, discharged his duty weapon. He was sworn in as an officer in September 2011.
HPD Special Investigations Unit Sergeant R. Bass and Officers M. Millington, L. Lopez and S. Martinez reported:
Officers were on patrol when they observed a silver Buick LeSabre commit multiple traffic violations. Officers initiated a traffic stop in the 3900 block of Yellowstone Blvd. and the vehicle turned south onto Sherwood Drive. The back seat passenger, later identified as Gregory Gaines, leaped from the vehicle and was armed with a handgun. Gaines fired multiple shots at the officers and struck their patrol vehicle. Fearing for their lives, Officer Hansen discharged his duty weapon in the direction of Gaines, who quickly fled the scene on foot. No one was struck or injured.
The driver of the vehicle was detained without incident as responding officers canvassed the area for Gaines.
A short distance from the scene, Gaines was located hiding under a vehicle. He was taken into custody without further incident. Gaines’ gun was located within close proximity of where he was hiding. He was found to be in possession of a controlled substance at the time of his arrest.
Gregory Calvin Gaines
JFC/VHS 1-24-20
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