APD chief says he’s fed up with
a crime. The file and then the
New tonight. Authorities have
captured the suspect. They
believe shot and injured 3
Houston police officers today KPRC 2 investigates has learned
KPRC 2 investigates has learned
that 31 year-old Roland guy is
the
man accused.
>> Of shooting and officers
after that chase police tell us everything started in the
us everything started in the
1500 block of trolley Street as
officers responded to a family
disturbance. Call. Caballero
took off leading police on a
brief chase before crashing right along the gallon Street
right along the gallon Street
near Hutchens and that’s where
he started shooting at
officers. According to police
and from there he carjacked a woman’s car and eventually
woman’s car and eventually
barricaded himself inside a
home in the 1800 block of
Lockwood. And just a short time
ago, he surrendered to
authorities and we have team
coverage this evening on that shooting, the chase and the
shooting, the chase and the
arrest of that suspect. Our
Mario Diaz.
>> Has been live in 5th Ward
all afternoon and all evening
following this story. Mario
where you are right now is where the hours along the
where the hours along the
standoff ended.
>> Neary Danielle right behind
me. Here is where you had that
second shootout between the suspect and officers and then
suspect and officers and then
down Lockwood about another
half block is where the
standoff took place and
ultimately came to an end. Penny penny shot. The man
Penny penny shot. The man
sources say pulled the trigger.
Roland the run from hpd after
shooting 3 officers a few miles away. All of a sudden there’s
away. All of a sudden there’s
cops coming in and then they
guns out.
>> It has to hide scary moments
for many in the area around
Lockwood in lines of the 5th Ward has more gunfire between
Ward has more gunfire between
got to get on police turned
into chaos. Are her like
a good I 40 rose since I’ve
been here come by ended up in a home, a short distance away.
home, a short distance away.
From the suspect. Barricaded
several hours.
>> Office. Hours SWAT team and
other negotiators tried to
negotiate with it. Get him out before was the
Get him out before was the
connection that the suspect had
to this home.
We believe that he did. I don’t
know if he’s the but we have reason to believe he lives
reason to believe he lives
there finally nearly 5 hours
after got my it was violent
rampage began it all came to
an end. The suspect it’s 7.45. surrender walked out of the
surrender walked out of the
House with his hands up.
He added that pair gunshot wound to the neck.
wound to the neck.
And that suspect was
transferred to a hospital.
According to finner where he
said he was going to undergo
some.
>> Type of procedure. Now chief in are also would not confirm
in are also would not confirm
the name of
the suspect but did add there
is more to this investigation
live on the East already has KPRC 2 news. And Mario, as you
KPRC 2 news. And Mario, as you
know, the suspect in that
shooting has a lengthy criminal
record. We found 12 different
mug shots for 31 year-old
Caballero.
>> Court documents show that he was already wanted for
he was already wanted for
aggravated robbery with a
deadly weapon and unlawfully
carrying a weapon with a felony
conviction. He’s been arrested
multiple times since 2008.
>> When he was 18 years old
and out of 3 officers who were
shot were taken to Memorial
Hermann Hospital. And that is
where Michael lopardi joins us
now with some new information
on how they’re doing this
evening. Michael.
>> Well, Houston police just
released the names of those
officers. A short time ago the
mayor said their injuries are not life threatening but also
not life threatening but also
said this could have been a lot
worse.
>> Law enforcement officers
lined up outside Memorial
Hermann after the 3 Houston
police officers
were shot hpd just identified them as officers against and
them as officers against and
Hayden and Alvarez all work at
Northeast patrol. The mayor
says one officer was shot in
the foot. One was shot in the leg and one was shot in the arm
leg and one was shot in the arm
wear just again, just blessed
to that. Our guys are a lot.
Doug Griffith is president of
the Houston police officers
union. All 3 are in good spirits right now. The families
spirits right now. The families
are here and we just thank
everybody for your prayers.
Griffiths says he went to the
scene and talk with the officer
who was shot in the leg.
The officer shot was just unbelievable. He was he was
unbelievable. He was he was
great. He is very calm, still
had his gun in his hand.
Well, we are able to take
up farming.
>> helping provide pressure on on
his leg. We took his his gun
belt off, got the malls wrapped
up. Great ago. Mayor Turner
spoke outside the hospital after visiting the officers.
after visiting the officers.
We’re talking does.
And we express
number one, I will support of
them. How appreciative we are. This service and how grateful
This service and how grateful
and thankful that their
injuries were not a lot worse
because it could certainly have
been a lot worse. >> And at last check Griffith
>> And at last check Griffith
said that one of the officers
may be
released tonight. We’re live in
the medical center tonight.
Michael party KPRC 2 news.
Thank you, Michael. Again. The suspect is accused of
The suspect is accused of
leading police on a chase
before he crashed right here
along the gallon Street where
he shot and wounded those 3
officers our Keith Garvin live
at that scene tonight as witnesses continue to describe
witnesses continue to describe
what they saw tonight. Keith.
>> Chris hpd still here on
scene 7 hours after the
shootout took place just a
little bit behind me here and 3rd Ward, you can actually see
3rd Ward, you can actually see
the suspect’s car still here
being processed and police say
inside that car. He had at least one very a dangerous
least one very a dangerous
weapon.
We’ll shoot out in broad
daylight in the heart of
Houston in this video obtained
by KPRC. 2 news you see part
of the shootout around 3
o’clock Thursday afternoon that wounded 3 Houston police
wounded 3 Houston police
officers. And if you count
them.
♪ >> About 40 rounds fired
>> About 40 rounds fired
between officers and suspect 31
year-old Roland Caballero and
the shooter had quite a bit
of firepower from this photo
inside the suspect’s vehicle. A pistol believed to have been
A pistol believed to have been
used in the shootout with an
extended drum magazine that
could hold up to 30 rounds.
What you can’t see is what’s
known as an auto sear a device that turns the semi automatic
that turns the semi automatic
weapon into an automatic one
capable of firing up to 30
rounds with just a few pulls of
the trigger just how dangerous
it is out here for the police
officers and also.
and also.
>> General us citizens. And
we’ve got to get really
>> After the initial rounds. The shooter takes off with
The shooter takes off with
officers firing and following
in pursuit. You can see the
suspect with another weapon in
his hand, one that law enforcement sources say appears
enforcement sources say appears
to be a converted AR pistol.
I had to dive on the floor
because it did not know if
something was coming through
the window. Steven Hinton was
working from home when he heard
gunshots he was able to snap these photos of officers
these photos of officers
tending to one of their wounded
comrades anywhere you go inside
of the loop.
>> There’s a chance of anything
going on. But of course, it was
just surreal that is happening literally right out front of my
literally right out front of my
townhouse.
>> And back here live. That
picture you saw the modified
weapon courtesy of KPRC. 2 investigates chief enter also
2 investigates chief enter also
said that they’re seeing more
and more of those modified
weapons on the streets and he
is imploring citizens. If they
come across those weapons, if
they see anyone who has them to contact police as quickly
to contact police as quickly
as possible. We’re live from
3rd Ward Keith Garvin KPRC.
2 news. Hey, thank you. And
local leaders and law
enforcement
officials say.
>> They’re fed up with a spike in crime that they’re seeing
in crime that they’re seeing
and now they plan to announce
a strategy, an initiative to
address the growing issue in
our community our rose-ann
Aragon alive this evening in downtown Houston with that part
downtown Houston with that part
of our coverage. Roseanne.
>> Guys, we’re doing here from
the Harris County chair where
that suspect will eventually
head right through these doors
to
get process as leaders look to what’s next. There.
what’s next. There.
Identifying. One thing they do
know
they need cooperation
collaboration to keep people
safe.
>> These are inherently right
now. Dangerous times and that
was demonstrated again today.
>> Houston’s top leaders
condemning violence on Houston
streets. >> But these violent
>> But these violent
individuals, I’m down. Tied up.
We need to stand up as a
community and do whatever we’ve got to do that is to we have
got to do that is to we have
more jail capacity. Let’s get
it done.
>> Hp’s chief and Houston’s mayor calling on Houstonians
mayor calling on Houstonians
and local leaders to be a part
of building back confidence
and safety in this city and
it’s going to take all of us
working together.
>> To create and have a very
safe city. There are a lot of
guns. Everybody. Take an active
role. We get intentional. And doing whatever you can do
And doing whatever you can do
the fight gun violence in our
city.
>> After a violent afternoon
starting here in the 1500 block of trolley to a SWAT standoff
of trolley to a SWAT standoff
on Lockwood families feeling
rep. And we have to take over
going on in this neighborhood. Mayor Turner and chief in are
Mayor Turner and chief in are
announcing they will be working
together on a plan that chief
an eye on next week.
>> Will lay out some additional steps that we intend to take in
steps that we intend to take in
this city.
>> To to do our part.
>> Now again, that suspect will
eventually be processed here at the Harris County Jail. The
the Harris County Jail. The
mayor and chief in are asking
the public community members to
cooperate with police as they tried to get answers reporting