Man arrested for shooting at police officer in Houston | Texas

Houston, Texas – Charges have been filed against a suspect who fired his weapon at Houston Police officers at 1006 Kress Street early Tuesday morning.

Juan Alberto Gallegos, a 40-year-old resident, is charged in the state’s 339th District Court with aggravated assault on an officer. A photo of Gallegos is attached to the news release.

HPD Officers J. Luna, D. Zhu and Probationary Police Officer B. Martel, who fired their service weapons, were not injured in the incident. Officers Luna, Zhu and Martel are assigned to the Northeast Patrol Division and were sworn in as officers in August 2021, March 2019 and June 2024, respectively.

Detectives C. Walker and H. Le of HPD’s Special Investigations Unit reported that patrol officers responded to a family dispute with a gun call at the residence after a caller reported that the suspect, her boyfriend’s father, was intoxicated and threatening to harm her, her boyfriend, and her boyfriend’s minor sister with a handgun. Officers arrived and safely evacuated the caller and her family members without the suspect’s knowledge.

Gallegos came out of the front door several times to speak with officers, but refused to open the iron fence gate. About an hour later, he opened the front door, pulled out a gun, and pointed it at the officers outside. Gallegos shot at least once at the officers, who returned fire. He then retreated into the house. No one was hit in the exchange, and officers took cover while they waited for HPD SWAT officers to arrive.

About an hour later, Gallegos was arrested by SWAT officers without further incident. The Harris County District Attorney’s Office was contacted and Gallegos was subsequently charged for his role in the incident.

As is typical with HPD officer-involved shootings within Houston city limits, this case is being investigated by HPD’s Special Investigations Unit and Internal Affairs Division.