.Shot in face, Texas cop still chases down and handcuffs suspected gunman:
Ann Carrizales, 40 — an officer with the Stafford Police Department — took two bullets, including one in the cheek, during a routine traffic stop outside Houston early Saturday. The wounded cop still managed to get into her car and follow the suspects until the alleged gunman was arrested.
Ann Carrizales, an officer with the Stafford Police Department, says she had no choice but to pursue the suspects: 'You can’t shoot me and drive away — it’s not allowed.'
A tough-as-nails Texas cop took two bullets, including one to her face, at point-blank range — and still managed to chase down and cuff the alleged gunman.
The harrowing ordeal unfolded after Ann Carrizales, 40 — an officer with the Stafford Police Department — pulled a car over early Saturday for a routine stop outside Houston, according to local reports.
But as Carrizales, a former U.S. Marine, stepped up to the driver’s side window — a man in the passenger seat pulled out a handgun and opened fire.
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One round pierced through the officer’s cheek and another lodged in her bullet-resistant vest. Carrizales returned fire, but the car sped away.
The bleeding cop ran back to her cruiser to call for backup — then put the car in gear and went after the suspects.
“I knew that it was what I needed to do to catch these guys,” a bandaged Carrizales told NBC’s TODAY on Thursday. “You can’t shoot me and drive away — it’s not allowed.”
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The wounded officer remained on a line with a dispatcher, who sent more units to help Carrizales chase down the suspects.
Ann Carrizaless, 40, a former U.S. Marine and mom, was voted top cop in her department last year.
Ann Marie Carrizales/via Facebook
Ann Carrizaless, 40, a former U.S. Marine and mom, was voted top cop in her department last year.
The 20-mile pursuit ended after cops managed to pull the car over.
The suspected gunman, 21-year-old Sergio Francisco Rodriguez, was handcuffed at the scene. He was later charged with aggravated assault on a peace officer.
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Two other men — including the alleged driver, Freddy Henriquez, 28 — ran away from the abandoned car and were still at large Thursday.
Carrizales was rushed to a hospital, where she was treated for her injuries.
“It wasn’t an option for me to give up,” said Carrizales, a one-time boxer who was named top cop by her colleagues last year.
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“I had to stay in that fight because I am a mom and they shot me. And they were absolutely not going to get away with that, because I will do everything I can to come home to my children every day.”
jkemp@nydailynews.com
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...pected-gunman-article-1.1502639#ixzz2jLB2c5m2
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Ann Carrizales, 40 — an officer with the Stafford Police Department — took two bullets, including one in the cheek, during a routine traffic stop outside Houston early Saturday. The wounded cop still managed to get into her car and follow the suspects until the alleged gunman was arrested.
Ann Carrizales, an officer with the Stafford Police Department, says she had no choice but to pursue the suspects: 'You can’t shoot me and drive away — it’s not allowed.'
A tough-as-nails Texas cop took two bullets, including one to her face, at point-blank range — and still managed to chase down and cuff the alleged gunman.
The harrowing ordeal unfolded after Ann Carrizales, 40 — an officer with the Stafford Police Department — pulled a car over early Saturday for a routine stop outside Houston, according to local reports.
But as Carrizales, a former U.S. Marine, stepped up to the driver’s side window — a man in the passenger seat pulled out a handgun and opened fire.
RELATED: NYPD COP MAKES 2 ARRESTS IN DÉJÀ VU MOMENT
One round pierced through the officer’s cheek and another lodged in her bullet-resistant vest. Carrizales returned fire, but the car sped away.
The bleeding cop ran back to her cruiser to call for backup — then put the car in gear and went after the suspects.
“I knew that it was what I needed to do to catch these guys,” a bandaged Carrizales told NBC’s TODAY on Thursday. “You can’t shoot me and drive away — it’s not allowed.”
RELATED: HERO COP KEVIN BRENNAN, SHOT IN HEAD BY THUG, TESTIFIES
The wounded officer remained on a line with a dispatcher, who sent more units to help Carrizales chase down the suspects.
Ann Carrizaless, 40, a former U.S. Marine and mom, was voted top cop in her department last year.
Ann Marie Carrizales/via Facebook
Ann Carrizaless, 40, a former U.S. Marine and mom, was voted top cop in her department last year.
The 20-mile pursuit ended after cops managed to pull the car over.
The suspected gunman, 21-year-old Sergio Francisco Rodriguez, was handcuffed at the scene. He was later charged with aggravated assault on a peace officer.
RELATED: PATROL COP WHO WAS STABBED IN THE FOREHEAD WILL GET PROMOTION TO DETECTIVE
Two other men — including the alleged driver, Freddy Henriquez, 28 — ran away from the abandoned car and were still at large Thursday.
Carrizales was rushed to a hospital, where she was treated for her injuries.
“It wasn’t an option for me to give up,” said Carrizales, a one-time boxer who was named top cop by her colleagues last year.
RELATED: MAN WHO SHOT BROOKLYN COP CONVICTED
“I had to stay in that fight because I am a mom and they shot me. And they were absolutely not going to get away with that, because I will do everything I can to come home to my children every day.”
jkemp@nydailynews.com
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...pected-gunman-article-1.1502639#ixzz2jLB2c5m2
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