The Houston Police Department (HPD) is currently probing a fatal incident involving an armed suspect shot by an officer in the Northeast Patrol Division. The shooting took place yesterday at approximately 2:20 p.m. in the 4800 block of Wayne Street, as reported by the City of Houston news release.
The suspect, whose name has not yet been released pending family notification, was approached by officers responding to reports of a suspicious individual attempting to enter a residence by force. The man was found outside the building with a firearm, and despite multiple verbal commands to disarm, he did not comply. Instead, at one point, he placed the gun to his own head, which subsequently led to an officer-involved shooting. This, according to details furnished by the HPD.
HPD Officer I. Lagunas, who joined the force in August 2023 and serves in the Northeast Patrol Division, was the officer who discharged his weapon during the encounter; however, he did not sustain any injuries. The HPD statement elaborates on the sequence of events leading up to the shooting but stops short of providing further details on the confrontation itself, according to the same news release.
An autopsy is expected to clarify the exact cause and manner of death, while the investigation remains ongoing, spearheaded by several HPD divisions, including the Homicide Division and the Internal Affairs Division, as well as the Harris County District Attorney's Office. The intricacies of the event are being scrutinized, as is standard procedure for any officer-involved shooting.
