Update: March 27, 2019
The suspect in the Officer involved shooting that occurred on March 22, 2019 has been identified as Santiago Jasso Latin male/18. He is being charged with Aggravated Assault and Aggravated Assault of a Public Servant. He is still in the hospital in Stable condition.
The officer involved in this incident is Senior Corporal Juan Amaya #8533. He is assigned to the Northeast Patrol Division and has been on the department for 14 years 8 Months. Officer Amaya remains on routine administrative leave at this time.
This is an on-going investigation.
Update: March 26, 2019
Original Post – March 22, 2019
On March 22, 2019 at approximately 4.30 pm, an officer was working an Off-Duty assignment in a marked squad car at Lake Highlands Drive/Northwest Hwy when he drove up on a disturbance between two individuals. The officer observed the suspect, a Latin male/18 , shoot the victim a Latin male/24. The officer engaged the suspect. The victim is in stable condition. The shooter is in stable condition with non-life threatening injuries. A weapon was recovered. No officers were injured.
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