Incident

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11-11-2023 Texas Houston 1-1

Location

November 11, 2023

5201 Southwest Fwy
Houston, Texas

Participants

Type: Victim
Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
Name: Officer John Gibson
Age: 20
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Jafeth Torres-Diaz
Age: 19
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, suicide)
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - Officer shot
Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator killed

Notes

LEOs exchanged shots with car-jacking suspect; suspect killed; LEO shot in leg; LEO's age also reported as 29;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://abc13.com/hpd-officer-shot-carjacking-suspect-closures-on-i-610-west-loop/14044831/

URL: https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2023/11/11/officer-suspect-injured-in-shooting-after-car-chase-in-sw-houston/

URL: https://cityofhouston.news/investigation-into-shooting-incident-at-5201-southwest-freeway/

URL: https://abc13.com/officer-john-gibson-shot-jafeth-torres-diaz-killed-by-police-hpd-shootout-southwest-freeway-shooting/14075595/

District

Congressional District: 7
State Senate District: 17
State House District: 134