In NE Harris County, a traffic stop for an expired registration sticker led to a chase after the driver fled from a Department of Public Safety trooper. The incident ended when the suspect shot himself, Department of Public Safety officials said.
The Department of Public Safety reported that during a brief chase, the suspect, who was later found to have open warrants, shot himself, according to KHOU. He was airlifted to HCA Kingwood but was pronounced dead after medical efforts.
A red pickup truck with its door open and a wheelchair against its tailgate was found on Huffman Cleveland Road near FM 2100, close to Falcon Ridge Elementary. The school was placed on a temporary hold "out of an abundance of caution," as per ABC13, and later cleared after police gave the all-clear. Department of Public Safety said no further detentions or interrogations took place, but witnesses saw a man in a wheelchair escorted from a law enforcement vehicle to the scene. The man who shot himself was wanted on undisclosed warrants, and the investigation is ongoing.
