Cavalcade Street shooting: Armed suspect shot by authorities, investigation underway
HOUSTON - An investigation is now underway following an officer-involved shooting on Cavalcade Street on Thursday night, authorities said.
Officials said the shooting occurred at 1700 Cavalcade Street around 7:20 p.m. where authorities responded to a call from a passerby saying a person was waving a handgun in traffic.
When officers arrived, they located a male person of interest, later identified as 39-year-old Matthew Donovan Ward, 39, and he was walking away from them.
Matthew Donovan Ward
Houston Police Chief Noe Diaz said in a news briefing that as Ward walked away, authorities were giving verbal commands to stop.
Ward then showed a pistol, and four officers discharged their weapons, according to Diaz.
Diaz said Ward was struck one time in the torso, and ran into a wooded area down the train tracks where he was found with a pistol in his waist.
Ward was taken to the hospital and is said to be in stable condition at the moment.
No officers were injured in the incident, Diaz said.
The HPD chief reports the man was reported to have shot the weapon near someone's home.
Ward has been charged with aggravated assault against a public servant.