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(NSFW) HPD Officer Shoots And Kills Murder Suspect
Published 2 years ago
Body camera footage from an incident that occurred on March 2nd, 2022, shows the moments a Houston Police Department officer shot and killed an armed suspect wanted on murder charges from a February 23rd incident.
On February 23rd, officers responded to a shooting call at a fast food restaurant at 9601 Westheimer Road and were advised that a customer and a male suspect got into a verbal altercation in the check-out line in the restaurant lobby. The suspect, wearing a hoodie and mask, pulled a gun and fired several shots at the man. The suspect then fled on foot and responding HFD paramedics pronounced the male deceased at the scene.
Detectives received information indicating that 18-year-old, Alberto Riascos was the suspect in the fatal shooting. He was found to have an active warrant for an unrelated aggravated assault case.
On March 2nd, officers learned the suspect (Riascos) was at an apartment complex at 2501 Lazy Hollow Drive. The officers observed the suspect leave his residence on foot and walk to a business. As the suspect was walking back to his apartment, officers attempted to take him into custody. When an HPD sergeant made contact with the suspect, Riascos produced a weapon and fired a shot. The sergeant then discharged his duty weapon, striking Riascos. Paramedics pronounced him deceased at the scene.
The Houston Forensic Science Center conducted testing on ballistic evidence recovered from the homicide scene at 9601 Westheimer Road and the gun recovered from the suspect at 2501 Lazy Hollow Drive. It was determined the recovered evidence in both incidents was a match.
