HOUSTON, TX - A mother and her daughter were held hostage in their own home after two armed suspects posed as delivery men for DoorDash. Fortunately, a neighbor saw the whole thing and immediately called 911.
According to reports, the incident took place in a Houston neighborhood on Tuesday morning, September 17th. Police said that two young men knocked at the door of a home in the 7100 block of Alderney Drive and rushed the homeowner as soon as she opened the door. Thanks to the quick actions of a neighbor, police responded to the home within four minutes of receiving the 911 call.
Houston Police Chief Noe Diaz said that the woman and her child, who is under the age of five, were tied up inside of the home when police arrived to the scene. Police entered the scene of a "home invasion" that they say was intended to be a burglary. Diaz said in a statement, "A suspect dressed in some sort of hoodie shot at the officers, striking the officer one time in his lower extremities.
The officer returned fire. A second officer went after a second suspect that was inside a home, secured that suspect. He was arrested inside the home. The second suspect was caught nearby, the only that actually shot our police officer." Police said that while 35-year-old Michael Perez was being handcuffed, 38-year-old Raymond Perez started shooting at police.
Raymond Perez was identified as the suspect whose gun injured Officer S. Durfee in the leg. A third suspect, who police believe was the driver of the getaway car, was arrested after he fled the scene. Police said that 18-year-old Brian A. Chavez was found several hours later after law enforcement, including those with state police, canvassed the area.
Chavez was found in the 5800 block of Hollister Road by SWAT officers. He was taken into custody without incident. Raymond Perez has been charged with aggravated assault against a public servant, aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon, and unlawful carrying of a weapon. Michael Perez and Chavez have been charged with aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon.
A family member of the woman who was held hostage told KHOU that his daughter saw the men holding a DoorDash bag. The woman opened the door to tell the men that they had the wrong house and that is when the rushed her and forced their way into the home.
Ben Bates said, "As soon as she opened the door, he pulled a gun out of a DoorDash bag and then forced entry. They zip-tied my daughter and she had her one-year-old and three-year-old. They proceeded to ransack the house. They didn't do anything with the kids, but they did have her walking them through the rooms trying to find stuff to take."
The woman and her children were not hurt. Officer Durfee was taken to a nearby hospital and has since been released. He is expected to make a full recovery. Diaz called the responding police officer's work "incredible" after he used a tourniquet to stop Durfee's bleeding. During a press conference following the incident, Diaz said that the homeowner was safe while praising a neighbor.
He said, "I have to thank the neighbor because the homeowner didn't 911 it was the neighbor across the street that saw the two suspects knock on the door and saw them go in. That neighbor thought it was odd, so that neighbor saved the day being neighbors and caring for each other."
According to reports, the incident took place in a Houston neighborhood on Tuesday morning, September 17th. Police said that two young men knocked at the door of a home in the 7100 block of Alderney Drive and rushed the homeowner as soon as she opened the door. Thanks to the quick actions of a neighbor, police responded to the home within four minutes of receiving the 911 call.
Houston Police Chief Noe Diaz said that the woman and her child, who is under the age of five, were tied up inside of the home when police arrived to the scene. Police entered the scene of a "home invasion" that they say was intended to be a burglary. Diaz said in a statement, "A suspect dressed in some sort of hoodie shot at the officers, striking the officer one time in his lower extremities.
The officer returned fire. A second officer went after a second suspect that was inside a home, secured that suspect. He was arrested inside the home. The second suspect was caught nearby, the only that actually shot our police officer." Police said that while 35-year-old Michael Perez was being handcuffed, 38-year-old Raymond Perez started shooting at police.
Raymond Perez was identified as the suspect whose gun injured Officer S. Durfee in the leg. A third suspect, who police believe was the driver of the getaway car, was arrested after he fled the scene. Police said that 18-year-old Brian A. Chavez was found several hours later after law enforcement, including those with state police, canvassed the area.
Chavez was found in the 5800 block of Hollister Road by SWAT officers. He was taken into custody without incident. Raymond Perez has been charged with aggravated assault against a public servant, aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon, and unlawful carrying of a weapon. Michael Perez and Chavez have been charged with aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon.
A family member of the woman who was held hostage told KHOU that his daughter saw the men holding a DoorDash bag. The woman opened the door to tell the men that they had the wrong house and that is when the rushed her and forced their way into the home.
Ben Bates said, "As soon as she opened the door, he pulled a gun out of a DoorDash bag and then forced entry. They zip-tied my daughter and she had her one-year-old and three-year-old. They proceeded to ransack the house. They didn't do anything with the kids, but they did have her walking them through the rooms trying to find stuff to take."
The woman and her children were not hurt. Officer Durfee was taken to a nearby hospital and has since been released. He is expected to make a full recovery. Diaz called the responding police officer's work "incredible" after he used a tourniquet to stop Durfee's bleeding. During a press conference following the incident, Diaz said that the homeowner was safe while praising a neighbor.
He said, "I have to thank the neighbor because the homeowner didn't 911 it was the neighbor across the street that saw the two suspects knock on the door and saw them go in. That neighbor thought it was odd, so that neighbor saved the day being neighbors and caring for each other."
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