"He gave the suspect multiple commands to show his hands and to get on the ground. The suspect began to reach for a weapon in his waistband," said Jodi Silva with the Houston Police Department. "As the suspect reached for the weapon in his waistband, the officer discharged his weapon several times and struck the suspect in both the abdomen and the hand."
The driver survived and is being treated at Ben Taub Hospital.
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