HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — An hourslong standoff has come to an end after a suspect surrendered outside a home in west Harris County on Monday afternoon, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
HCSO said deputies attempted to pull over a suspect’s vehicle after the driver didn’t stop at a stop sign around 11 a.m.
HCSO said that the suspect parked his vehicle on Mission Hill Drive near Highway 6 South, and then barricaded himself inside the residence. The sheriff’s office said it deployed its SWAT team, K-9 team, and drone units to the scene.
HCSO said the man’s mother arrived at the home after he locked himself in. Viewer video sent to ABC13 shows law enforcement pulling a woman away from the property.
Law enforcement negotiators could be heard over the loudspeaker calling out to someone named Tony. At one point, a recording of a woman who investigators said was the man’s mother started playing on a loop. Asking for ‘Tony’ to come out so law enforcement wouldn’t have to break down the doors or windows.
After the suspect refused to comply for several hours, law enforcement was able to take the suspect by deploying a type of tear gas, known as CS gas, according to HCSO.
The sheriff’s office said that the suspect, described as a 30-year-old Black man, was taken into custody and faces a felony evading charge.
ABC13 asked if the show of force could be justified over a minor traffic violation.
“We don’t know why any person in a traffic situation is refusing to stop and evade us, so we took that into consideration, as well as far as the resources we deploy. It seems like a minor offense; however, we don’t know what this individual was wanted for,” HCSO Major Earl Dean said.
Law enforcement is working to identify the suspect at this time and to determine if he has any criminal history.
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