HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – Harris County Precinct 4 deputy constables continue to search for three suspects after a car chase ended with a dog shot in the street and an assortment of weapons were recovered by officers.
Deputies said they were searching for a total of six suspects who ran from a car after a traffic stop in north Harris County near the Hardy Toll Road and East Richey Road.
"When the deputy arrived, the males fled the location in the vehicle. It was a short chase," said Constable Mark Herman. "They set up a perimeter and ended up catching three of the six (suspects)."
When a K-9 unit was brought in to search for the remaining three suspects, one of the captured suspects told deputies they could find at least one at a house on Regal Trace Lane. When police knocked on the door, they said it opened and they were charged by a year-old pit bull named Boss. A deputy constable pulled out his weapon and shot the dog.
"My dog ran out after the big dog, but they had him," said the dog's owner, Janieya McDowell. "And that's when they just shot him. All I heard is, 'Shoot him,' and then I heard the gunshot."
Boss was taken to the vet and is expected to recover, but when deputy constables searched the suspects' red Cadillac, they discovered several handguns, a small assault weapon and other equipment, including a gas mask. The search continues for the three suspects and the reason they had all those weapons is still unclear.
"In the car they found ski masks and a total of six or seven guns," Herman said. "The officers are trying to determine if the vehicle is stolen or who the vehicle (belongs to). These individuals were obviously up to no good."