Charges filed against robbery suspect
Man accused of firing at HPD officer who tried to pull him, driver of car over
Charges have been filed against a suspected robber who is believed to have shot at a Houston police officer early Saturday.
David Elias, 21, was charged Saturday with aggravated assault against a public servant and aggravated robbery, according to a news release Monday from the Houston Police Department.
He is accused of firing multiple times at an HPD sergeant about 4:35 a.m. while at a southwest Houston Shell station at 8335 Texas 6.
A bullet pierced the window of the sergeant’s cruiser, but the sergeant sustained only minor injuries from glass fragments.
The gunfire followed a police chase, after the driver of the car Elias was in failed to stop when the HPD sergeant tried to pull them over, according to the release.
The suspected driver, Lawrence Gordon, 20, was charged Saturday with aggravated robbery, felony evading arrest and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, according to court records.
Officers first tried to track down the duo after they allegedly had stolen a couple’s car at gunpoint, at 11131 Windmark. The police chase ensued after Gordon, believed to have been driving the stolen car at the time, refused to pull over after the sergeant signaled.
Elias appears to have been on the run after being charged July 13 with aggravated assault of a family member, according to court records.
Elias was accused of brandishing a gun July 13 at his sister.
Gordon has one prior criminal charge in Harris County. He was charged in October 2016 for possession of between 1 and 4 grams of a controlled substance, according to court records. Gordon was participating in a pretrial intervention program for the charge when he was arrested in connection with the police shooting, according to court records.
Elias and Gordon are being held in the Harris County jail.
Elias was initially being held without bail. It was later reduced to $50,000 for each charge, according to court records.
Gordon is being held without bail.