Female Houston cop, 29, is raced to hospital in the back of cruiser after being shot in the FACE by carjacker
- Missouri City Officer Crystal Sepulveda, 29, was shot in her face and foot
- She was shot while pursuing a suspected carjacker in the greater Houston area
- Fellow officers rushed Sepulveda to a local hospital in the back of a cruiser
- Her colleagues called her a ‘fighter’ and said she will ‘survive her injuries’
- Police tacked down the suspect who opened fired again, promoting a shootout
- The suspect was struck multiple times and died from his injuries at the hospital
A female cop remains hospitalized after being shot twice while chasing down a Texas carjacking suspect.
Video shows Missouri City Police Officer Crystal Sepulveda, 29, being carried into a Houston hospital early Saturday morning by her fellow officers after she had been struck her face and foot.
Sepulveda was rushed to the facility in the back of a cruiser after a suspected carjacker opened fire at her while running away from police in Missouri City, located about 20 miles southwest of Houston.
Officers from multiple agencies surrounded the area and found the suspect hiding out in a backyard with automatic pistols and extended magazines.
As police approached, he started shooting. The cops returned fire, striking the suspect several times. He was taken to an area hospital and pronounced dead.
Sepulveda’s colleagues said she is a ‘fighter’ and expected to ‘survive her injuries.’
Missouri City Police Officer Crystal Sepulveda, 29, remains hospitalized after being shot twice while chasing down a Texas carjacking suspect early Saturday morning
Video shows Sepulveda being carried into a Houston hospital early Saturday morning by her fellow officers after she had been struck in the face and foot
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Missouri City police started pursuing the suspect just before 2.30am Saturday after spotting a stolen vehicle at a local Texaco gas station.
Officers, who claim the car had been involved in an aggravated robbery on Friday, started pursuing the vehicle and tried to pull it over, but the suspect refused to stop. Houston police were called in for backup.
The driver finally stopped the car at a home in the 15500 block of Corsair Road in Houston, exited the vehicle and started running in between homes, towards the backyards, KHOU reported.
Police tried to approach him and he then opened fire on two officers, wounding Sepulveda. She was transported to Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center and is currently at the hospital accompanied by her family and friends.
Police set up a perimeter around the neighborhood and located the suspect who Houston Police Chief Troy Finnier told KPRC ‘was armed with two automatic pistols with extended magazines.’
‘That’s what we’re facing, and everybody needs to know it,’ the chief added.
The suspect starting shooting once again, prompting officers to fire back. He was taken to Ben Taub Hospital where he died from his injuries.
His identity has been withheld at this time, however police revealed he is believed to be between the ages of 25 and 30.
Sepulveda was rushed to Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center in the back of a cruiser after a suspected carjacker opened fire at her while running away from police in Missouri City
Sepulveda’s colleagues, who are seen carrying her into the hospital, said she is a ‘fighter’ and expected to ‘survive her injuries’
Officers from multiple agencies surrounded the area and found the suspect hiding out in a backyard with automatic pistols and extended magazines. As police approached, he started shooting. The cops returned fire, striking the suspect several times. He was taken to an area hospital and pronounced dead
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Carolyn Smith, who claims the encounter happened outside her home, is grateful no stray bullets entered her house during the shootout.
‘Bullets didn’t go in the house. Bullets could have gone in the house,’ she told FOX 26. ‘The car could have came through the window, so I feel much better to know God protected my son that was here last night.’
Smith, shaken by the situation, was also grateful to learn that Sepulveda, a three-year veteran with Missouri City police, survived the attack.
‘Before I got home, I thought she was gone,’ she said. ‘And I think that took me down mostly because when you have family members serving on the same job it does make you feel bad, but when I heard that she was okay, I felt a whole lot better.’
No other officers were injured during the shooting.
Chief Finner said two Houston cops, a Fort Bend County Sheriff’s deputy and a Texas Department of Public Safety officer all engaged with the suspect.
The agencies will all conduct independent investigations into the shooting and the role their officials played in it.
Meantime, the Missouri City Police Officers Association – Fraternal Order of Police has created a fundraiser to help cover Sepulveda’s medical expenses.
As of Sunday afternoon it had already exceeded its goal of $15,000 in donations.
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