Heavy law enforcement presence at hotelĪbout 12 law enforcement vehicles, an evidence truck and agents wearing FBI jackets congregated outside a motel.
Smith refused to answer additional questions about the shooting, citing the ongoing investigation, so the status of a potential third hostage is not clear. Local authorities later contacted the FBI.įBI agents planned to gather more at the hotel for several more hours, Smith said.
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The driver of the migrants' vehicle called 911 and told officers about the kidnapping. The three migrants had been traveling in a vehicle on Interstate 10 on March 18 when they were stopped by an unknown number of people and forced into another vehicle, Sean Whittmore, a prosecutor with the Waller County District Attorney's Office, told the Associated Press. The rescue began three days earlier when three migrants were kidnapped from a vehicle in Waller County, according to an Associated Press report. JAIL DEATH: Harris County Jail reports 5th death of 2023 with apparent suicide at processing center The agents who committed the shooting were part of the FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team from Quantico, Virginia, Smith said. The FBI will conduct a "thorough, factual and objective" internal investigation into the shooting, Smith said. Hours after people in north Houston first noticed officers from multiple agencies gathering in north Houston, officials with the FBI said they were helping Waller County Sheriff's Office with a multi-day hostage rescue operation when the shooting happened. He didn’t reveal the names of any of the people involved. The two hostages were rescued and were unharmed. One person, who Smith said was a suspect in the kidnapping, was shot and killed. Thursday entered a hotel on Sam Houston Parkway in an attempt to rescue two hostages, FBI Houston Office Special Agent in Charge Jim Smith said at a news conference. On Scene Media Show More Show LessĪn FBI agent shot and killed a person Thursday morning during a hostage rescue in a north Houston hotel, officials said.įBI agents at around 4:30 a.m. Vehicles from multiple law enforcement agencies gathered in north Houston early Thursday. Ralph Green/Houston Chronicle Show More Show Less 7 of7 The FBI is investigating whether an agent was justified in shooting and killing a person the morning of March 23 during an apparent hostage rescue in north Houston. Ralph Green/Houston Chronicle Show More Show Less 6 of7
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