Man Charged After Shooting Three People in Passing Vehicles in Northeast Houston
Demetri O'Neal Thomas, 45, has been charged with four counts of aggravated assault against a public servant and three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon following an incident in northeast Houston. On a Friday around 11 a.m., near North Wayside Drive and St. Louis Street, Houston police received calls about a man firing a rifle at vehicles. Three individuals in passing vehicles were injured by the gunfire, with two transported to the hospital and all reported to be in stable condition. HPD officers and a DPS trooper arrived on the scene, where bystanders directed them to Thomas, who was armed with a rifle on the front porch of a nearby home. When Thomas allegedly refused commands to drop his weapon and raised it, three HPD officers and a trooper fired their weapons, striking him. Thomas was taken to the hospital in critical condition and remains hospitalized. The officers involved were identified as J. Avila, J. Luna, and J. Avery. The shooting is under investigation by the HPD Homicide Divis... 
