Officer opens fire during traffic stop after struggle with suspect who had felony warrant, HPD says

A routine traffic stop turned into a shooting when an officer shot a suspect with a felony warrant who was resisting arrest, according to the Houston Police Department.

Police said officers stopped a driver for a traffic violation on Tidwell Road near Hirsch Road in northeast Houston at 1:40 a.m. Sunday.

At that point, officers learned the driver had an outstanding felony warrant and tried to arrest him, according to Assistant Chief Christy Smith…

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