600 W Mount Houston Rd, Houston, TX 77038
The Incident
HPD Public Notice · 9/12/2022Around 11:50 p.m. on Friday, September 9, 2022, HPD patrol officers observed a black Ford pickup truck driving at high speed near Little York Road and the North Freeway (I-45). They activated their emergency equipment and conducted a traffic stop near the intersection. When officers approached the vehicle, the driver — Manuel Elias-Torres (43) — sped away.
A roughly 15-minute vehicle pursuit followed, during which the suspect intentionally struck one of the patrol vehicles. At approximately 12:05 a.m. on September 10, the truck stopped in the 600 block of West Mount Houston Road. Three occupants exited and fled on foot.
As Elias-Torres ran, he pointed a handgun at an officer inside a marked patrol vehicle behind him. Fearing for his safety, Officer Ready discharged his duty weapon, striking Elias-Torres multiple times. All three suspects were taken into custody. Officers recovered multiple firearms and ski masks from the truck and Elias-Torres's possession.
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