3 Houston police officers shot, in stable condition, suspect taken into custody following standoff

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  • 28-01-2022, 10:01
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    The suspect believed to have shot three Houston Police Department officers following an incident involving a chase and carjacking on Thursday afternoon is in custody following an hours-long standoff. 
     
    Houston Police Department Chief Troy Finner said officers responded to a residence in the 1500 block of Tralle Street for a family disturbance call just before 2:45 p.m. Thursday afternoon.
     
    When police arrived, the suspect took off and officers pursued suspect to McGowen where the suspect crashed. 
     
    That's when, Finner said, the suspect fired on officers, striking three officers. 
    We're told two officers were self-transported and the third officer was taken to the hospital by the Houston Fire Department. 
     
    The officers were later identified as Officer N. Gadson, 35, who has four years of service; Officer D. Hayden, 32, who has three years of service; and Officer A. Alvarez, 28, who has two years of service, all worked in northeast patrol. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said one of the officers was shot in the foot, another was shot in the leg, and the other was shot in the arm.
     
    Turner added that he met with the injured officers and some of their family members at the hospital on Thursday evening saying they were in "good spirits" and "talkative."
     
    The suspect, who was later identified as 31-year-old Roland Caballero, carjacked a white Mercedes Benz at gunpoint and drove to the 1800 block of Lockwood.
     
    That's when Caballero fired multiple times at the officers there. Officers did return fire. However, no officers were injured at the location on Lockwood. Finner added that officers believe he had an automatic weapon. 
     
    After a standoff that lasted several hours, where officers tried to negotiate with him, Caballero was taken into custody around 7:45 p.m. with his hands up, according to Houston police.
     
    Source: Fox10