Overnight carjacking leaves one dead, one arrested and two suspects at large

A man is dead after he had a physical confrontation with a Harris County Sheriff's deputy Sunday, July 28, 2018. Deputies are still searching for two other suspects. A man is dead after he had a physical confrontation with a Harris County Sheriff's deputy Sunday, July 28, 2018. Deputies are still searching for two other suspects. Photo: Onscene TV Photo: Onscene TV Image 1 of / 8 Caption Close Overnight carjacking leaves one dead, one arrested and two suspects at large 1 / 8 Back to Gallery

A carjacking suspect is dead Monday after he beat a deputy with a pistol, striking him several times, officials said.

The officer-involved shooting took place Sunday night at approximately 10:46 p.m. in the 14800 block of Woodford Drive, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said. This happened shortly after the suspect and three others are reported to have stolen a PT Cruiser near the 14100 block of South Pacific Street, Gonzales said.

The victim was not seriously injured.

After one of the suspects used a weapon to beat a K-9 deputy with a pistol during a foot pursuit, the "seasoned deputy" shot and fired his weapon, killing one of the carjacking suspects, Gonzalez said.

Paramedics responded but the suspect died at the scene, he said. Deputies located the dead suspect's weapon near his body.

The K-9 and deputy were not seriously injured, he said.

Another suspect was caught and arrested, and deputies called off their immediate search for the remaining two suspects early Monday morning.

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