Pct. 4 officers mentioned a lady refused to drop her weapon after a crash on I-45 close to Cypresswood. She sat in a garden chair with a gun for hours, holding up visitors.
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A lady with a gun going via a psychological disaster brought about a serious backup on the North Freeway on Thursday afternoon when she acquired right into a standoff with authorities after deliberately crashing into an 18-wheeler, based on authorities.
It started round 1:30 p.m., and round 6:30 p.m., the lady surrendered and was taken into custody. She dropped her gun and hugged negotiators as she was handcuffed. Harris County Sheriff’s Workplace officers mentioned the lady is 64 years previous and has a historical past of psychological sickness. She was taken to an space hospital for therapy.
“The nice factor is, somebody’s mom, grandmother is coming dwelling tonight,” HCSO Main Cedrick Collier mentioned. “Possibly not tonight, however she’s not injured, she’s not useless. We did not have to make use of pressure to take her into custody. She will get the assistance she wants, and that is nice. That is a win.”
Quickly after she surrendered, visitors on I-45 began shifting in each instructions. Watch the second right here:
Here is the replace offered on the scene:
The incident unfolded within the southbound lanes of I-45 close to Cypresswood Drive within the Spring space.
Authorities responded to the scene after getting reviews of a crash. They mentioned the one who referred to as 911 instructed them {that a} lady on the scene of the crash was armed with a gun. Authorities later mentioned that the lady had deliberately crashed into an 18-wheeler on the freeway, acquired out of her car, pulled out a garden chair and held a gun to herself. Nobody was injured within the crash, investigators mentioned.
When first responders acquired to the scene, they mentioned the lady ignored their calls for, prompting the standoff. Negotiators from a number of regulation enforcement businesses confirmed up on the scene to speak to the lady.
Authorities mentioned they referred to as a member of the family to return to the scene to see if they might assist resolve the state of affairs.
About 5 hours later, that lady put the gun on the bottom and surrendered. She was not injured.
The northbound lanes of I-45 had been shut down by emergency crews as a result of incident. The southbound lanes of the freeway had been additionally blocked off.
