HPD Chief James Skelton provides an update on an officer-involved shooting at 4100 Westheimer. Preliminary information: At approximately 7:20 p.m. on Monday, July 6th, an HPD officer conducting an "on-view" or self-initiated patrol, ran the plate of a Chevy Equinox in a parking lot in the 4100 block of Westheimer. The SUV came back stolen out of Fort Bend County, so the officer called for backup. At approximately 7:24 p.m., multiple officers arrived on the scene and gave the man in the car commands to exit the vehicle. After 25 minutes with no compliance from the suspect, a team of officers approached the vehicle. As they did, the suspect opened the driver's side door and made a movement as if he had a weapon. Multiple officers fired their duty weapons, striking the suspect. Those officers backed off as HPD's Patrol Support Unit flew a drone up to the vehicle to see if there was any movement. Once it was deemed safe to approach, officers took the suspect into custody, and he was transported to the hospital, where he is in stable condition. UPDATE 7-8-26: Charges have been filed against a suspect, Jamarcus Oneal Spates, 30, arrested in an incident in which HPD officers discharged their duty weapons at 4000 Westheimer Road about 7:30 p.m. on Monday, July 6. Spates is charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle in the 482nd Criminal District Court. HPD Sergeant D. Levine and Officers C. Gutierrez, E. Day, J. Torres, S. Santos, J. Mejia, O. Barrera, M. Carter and M. Bueno, who all discharged their duty weapons, were not injured in this incident. They were sworn in January 2016, July 2025, July 2025, January 2023, November 2024, November 2024, February 2020, March 2021 and December 2019, respectively. HPD Homicide Special Investigations Unit Sergeants E. Wohlgemuth and M. Glover reported: An off-duty uniformed officer working extra employment at a business at the above address spotted a suspicious vehicle parked at the above address. Upon further investigation it was found the vehicle had been reported stolen out of Fort Bend County and was also related to an assault. Uniformed, on-duty Houston police officers arrived at the location and attempted to perform a felony traffic stop on the parked vehicle. The suspect inside the vehicle refused multiple commands to exit the vehicle and remained inside for an extended period of time. Officers then made a coordinated approach toward the vehicle, at which time officers believed the suspect pushed open the driver's door and extended his arm in a shooting position. Officers discharged their duty weapons and the suspect was grazed with a bullet. Produced by: Houston Police Department Video Production Unit www.houstonpolice.org Subscribe to our channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=houstonpolicedept 2026-0124-CG