Suspect dead after pursuit ends in Missouri City

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A man suspected of stealing a vehicle died Saturday night after a pursuit that ended in Missouri City, Houston police said.

Officers who ran the license plate attempted to pull the driver over around 10 p.m. near the intersection of Loop 610 and Stella Link Road. Police pursued the driver in the area and apprehended two passengers who fled the vehicle around Willowbend Boulevard and S. Main Street, said Henry Gaw, assistant chief of the Houston Police Department.

The driver continued to evade officers. Police said Sunday morning the suspect’s gun discharged and fragments hit a patrol vehicle after he threw it out the window.

Minutes later, the suspect crashed in the area of Highway 6 and FM 1092 in Missouri City. The vehicle jumped a curb and struck a light pole, dislodging a light that fell onto the pavement and sparking a car fire, Gaw said.

First responders pulled the driver out of the wreck and took him to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. No officers were injured in the pursuit.

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