Houston crime: 4 juveniles arrested, another on the run following wild sequence of events
HOUSTON - Four juveniles have been arrested and another is on the run following a wild sequence of events on Wednesday evening in southwest Houston.
Officials said it all started a couple days ago.
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Police said over the last two days before Wednesday, there were two reports near Wisdom High School where a white vehicle was driving around the area after school firing gunshots into the air.
Officials also stated on Tuesday, there was a shot fired at the bus stop located at Richmond and Unity where a 16-year-old male got shrapnel to his cheek.
Following that incident, police said crime suppression officers were in the area of Richmond and Unity where there was a report of a dark-colored pickup that was firing shots. It's unclear whether they were shooting at somebody or in the air, but the officer started checking the area and found the vehicle.
After locating the vehicle, they called in extra resources, including the police helicopter, and attempted to stop the vehicle.
Photo from the scene via SkyFOX.
Police said the driver failed to yield to officers and led authorities on a pursuit around the area that later ended up near Westpark and Southwest Freeway after a PIT manuever was done causing the driver to lost control and strike a fence.
At that point, four suspects, ages 15 to 16, jumped out of the vehicle. Three suspects were taken into custody following a foot pursuit.
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The fourth suspect got away, got into a fight with an officer. A security officer that was at a nearby church, got out of his running vehicle, and attempted to help the officer involved in the fight.
During the fight, the suspect was able to get away from the officer, got into the security officer's vehicle, and drove off. Officials said the security officer and the officer tried to get the suspect out of the vehicle, but were dragged a few feet.
After officers began a second pursuit, including the police helicopter, the officer was unable to maintain the pursuit, but later located the vehicle abandoned in an apartment complex. That suspect remains on the run.
Officers later reviewed surveillance video from the church and discovered that a fifth suspect had hid under the seat in the initial suspect vehicle and waited until the officers were busy arresting the other suspects. Police said that suspect jumped out and ran to the playground behind the church.
Authorities later set up a perimeter, and the suspect tried to run away again, but was later taken into custody.
Officials said they recovered two AR pistols and two regular pistols.
No word yet on what charges the juveniles may face.
The Source: Information provided by Houston Police Department officers at the scene.