Body camera video: Suspect shot by police in NW Houston

The Brief

  • Houston police released video of an officer-involved shooting on Dec. 4.
  • Police say a man who shot at police was shot by an officer.
  • The man was charged with attempted capital murder of a police officer and evading arrest with a motor vehicle.

HOUSTON The Houston Police Department released body camera video Monday of an incident earlier this month that ended with a suspect shot.

The wounded man, 33-year-old Jacques Otu Bassey, was charged with two counts of attempted capital murder of a police officer and evading arrest with a motor vehicle.

Man shot by police

The backstory:

Bassey is charged in an incident that occurred Dec. 4. According to police, officers conducted a traffic stop and learned that the driver, Bassey, was wanted for a felony warrant.

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