prepare for it. at least it s on a saturday. maybe sit inside and don t worry about it. it is a big event. some people have to go outside. they have to work outside. this is going to be very difficult. chad, we ll be tracking this throughout the morning as well. thank you. of course. this morning, another brazen example of crime in america. surveillance camera capturing an intense shoot-out in houston. three officers hit after a fleeing suspect crashed a car and then opened fire. this is just the latest assault on law enforcement across the country. just in the past week alone, a deputy constable was shot and killed in houston during a traffic stop. two nypd officers were shot and killed in harlem. two st. louis police officers were shot and wounded. and a milwaukee police officer was shot multiple times and had his squad car stolen. let s get more details about this shooting in houston now from cnn s rosa flores. she is there. rosa, what can you tell us? reporter: brianne tpha
texas is not alone. in missouri, two st. louis officers were shot on wednesday when pursuing a suspect s car. investigators say a passenger went out a window and fired on their cruiser. one of the officers, a 25-year-old, is in critical condition. thursday s shooting of a cop in milwaukee is the third in that city within the past two weeks. an officer was hurt exchanging gunfire with a suspect. in new york, anger over a team rapper posting $250,000 bond, accused of shooting and wounding an officer last week. texas prosecutors vowed this. you will see prosecutions to the fullest extent on people who decide to harm the people who run toward the danger. 25 police officers have died in the line of duty since the start of 2022. that is according to the
incident. two nypd officers were fatally shot in new york city. two st. louis police officers were shot and wounded and a gunshot and wounded a gunman shot and injured a milwaukee officer and stole his car. want to get the latest from houston, though, where this all took place. rosa, what can you tell us? reporter: john, good morning. according to the houston police department all of this started at about 2:42 p.m. yesterday when officers responded to a residence and as soon as they arrived, according to police, this suspect got in his car, drove off, leading police on a chase. we have video of this shootout, courtesy of cnn affiliate ktrk. if you look closely at this video, you ll see the suspect crashes that car, then he opens the door and immediately starts firing at law enforcement officers. the officers return fire, and according to law enforcement officers at the scene, they say that that sounds like a full
grandma! grandpa! thanks mom. here we are. look, right up to here. principal. we can help you plan for that. the dra mat eck dash cam video captured the moment that former police officer jason stockley shot and killed anthony lamar smith. prosecutors argued that stockley planted evidence, but as cnn reports, the judge did not agree. reporter: a high speed chase caught on police dash cam. two st. louis police officers pursuing a 24-year-old black man
update. one key piece of evidence in the case, dramatic dash cam video which captured the moment jason stockley shot and killed anthony lamar smith. prosecutors argue that the video showed stockley planting evidence. the judge did not agree. cnn s jean casarez lays out the controversial case. reporter: a high speed chase caught on police dash cam. two st. louis police officers pursuing a 24-year-old black man, anthony lamar smith, in december 2011. prosecutors claim officer jason stockley in the passenger seat can be heard saying during the chase, quote, we re killing this m.f., don t you know. less than a minute later, after catching up and purposefully crashing into smith s car, stockley, on the right, is seen opening fire, shooting smith several times, killing him. the defense say smith refused