Saturday, December 26, 2009

Tomball, TX: Suspect Dies after Threatening Deputy Constable

TOMBALL, Texas - A man, who investigators say shot and wounded his ex-girlfriend, was shot by a Harris County Precinct 4 deputy constable and later died at a Hospital.

Investigators say a woman contacted Precinct 4 after 3 a.m. Saturday when her ex-boyfriend, 27-year-old Jason Turner, caused a disturbance and broke her window. The woman also said that Turner drove away in a white Ford F-250 pickup truck.

As a deputy constable drove to the woman's home at the 11700 block of Spring Path Court in northwest Harris County, he found Turner allegedly driving the pickup truck at a high rate of speed through the woman's subdivision.

The deputy chased after Turner's truck until Turner stopped the truck in the street in front of his ex-girlfriend's home. Investigators say Turner jumped out of the truck, ran with a pistol to the woman's front door and fired several gunshots through the door. Turner's ex-girlfriend was wounded as a result of the shooting.

After allegedly shooting at the door, Turner walked back to the street and verbally threatened to shoot the deputy constable unless the deputy killed him first.

Despite warnings from the deputy constable, Turner refused to drop his pistol and lay on the ground. A female who visited the home ran to the street and caused Turner to threaten her and the deputy constable.

The deputy shot Turner several times which caused Turner to be wounded.

Turner's ex-girlfriend was taken by ambulance to Ben Taub General Hospital in stable but serious condition. Turner was taken by ambulance to the same hospital where he later died.

The deputy constable was struck with glass fragments but was treated for his injuries.

The case of the shooting will be presented to a Harris County grand jury after an investigation is completed by the Harris County Sheriff's Office Homicide Unit and the Harris County District Attorney's Office.

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