4:10 p.m. UPDATE: According to a post by Precinct Five Constables, the chase started when a CCPD officer noticed the white Nissan driving erratically on Northwest Blvd. The vehicle fled, and CCPD stopped their chase. The Nissan continued west on 624 (Northwest Blvd.) towards Bluntzer, and Precint Five Deputies and State Troopers in the area picked up on the pursuit. The vehicle was lost for a moment in the area of Easley Lane, but with the help of the CCPD Drone Unit, the Nissan was found.
The Nissan drove onto private property on the 6400 block of Easley Lane, where DPS Troopers and Nueces County Deputies attempted to block the vehicle in. The subject, later identified as 27-year-old Rob Thomas Garza, then shot at the State Trooper units with a gun that was later recovered from the Nissan.
State Troopers and Precinct Five Deputies returned fire, striking Garza and his car in an attempt to stop him.
Garza was taken to Spohn Shoreline with a gunshot wound. Currently, he is in critical condition.
According to the Precinct Five Office, Garza was last arrested in December of 2023 and was charged with Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Possession of Controlled Substance by one its own deputies.
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12:45 PM UPDATE- According to a press release sent by the Texas Department of Public Safety, on Wednesday around 8:40 AM, DPS Troopers and Nueces County Precinct 5 Constables Office responded to a call that a vehicle had fled a traffic stop. That resulted in an officer-involved shooting in the Sandy Hollow neighborhood off Easley Lane. No troopers or deputy constables were injured in this incident. The male suspect was transported to Christus Spohn Shoreline in Corpus Christi and is being treated for his injuries.
The Texas Rangers are leading the investigation into Wednesday morning's shooting.
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ORIGINAL:
The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a shooting involving an officer near Bluntzer, Texas.
It happened around 9:25 a.m. in the Sandy Hollow-Escondidas subdivision just west of old San Patricio.
According to Nueces County Sheriff J.C. Hooper, a Nueces County Precinct 5 deputy constable conducted a traffic stop when the suspect fled to the Sandy Hollow area. Shots were exchanged, and the suspect was shot by a DPS trooper.
It's unclear if the suspect is dead, but Halo-Flight has been dispatched, but the suspect was taken to the hospital by ambulance to Spohn Shoreline.
D.P.S. is investigating.
This is a developing story. We'll update this story as soon as information becomes available.
