Charges filed against suspect critically injured in shootout with Houston police

HOUSTON — Charges have been filed against a suspect who was critically wounded in a shootout with police last week, the Houston Police Department announced on Monday.

Jacques Otu Bassey, 33, is charged with two counts of attempted capital murder of a police officer and evading arrest with a motor vehicle. He’s still in the hospital.

Bassey was pulled over on a traffic stop on Antoine Drive in northwest Houston on Dec. 4, according to HPD. Officers learned he had a felony warrant, but before they could arrest him, they say Bassey sped away, leading them on a chase…

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