The Brief Bodycam footage captures the traumatic moment Deputy Zepeda was shot in last Friday's incident. Suspect Edgar Villegas is hospitalized under police guard and faces aggravated assault charges after allegedly firing a high-powered .308 rifle through apartment walls near Woodland Hills Drive and Balmoral Bay Drive, triggering a fierce shootout and a SWAT standoff. Precinct 4 Deputy Dante Zepeda underwent surgery for gunshot wounds to his arm and wrist before being released on Father's Day, while Deputy George Esparza was treated for shrapnel injuries on-scene and has already returned to work.



A Woodland Hills apartment complex became a battleground, leaving two Harris County Precinct 4 Constable deputies injured during a fierce shootout with a suspect armed with a rifle on Friday, authorities say.

During a Tuesday morning press conference, Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman released traumatic body camera footage of the encounter, which took place at an apartment complex near the intersection of Woodland Hills Drive and Balmoral Bay Drive in Humble.

 These videos depict what the men and women in law enforcement go through every day,  Constable Herman said.  It's a dangerous job. You don't know when you're going to come home. 

The suspect, identified as Edgar Villegas, remains under police guard at an area hospital, facing charges of aggravated assault on a peace officer. Authorities are currently reviewing the incident for additional charges.

Photo of suspect Edgar Villegas in custody after a violent exchange of gunfire with officers at an apartment complex on Woodland Hills in Humble June 19. Two Precinct 4 Deputies were shot and injured. (PC4 photo)

The Ambush and Gunfire

The incident began around 10 p.m. Friday when Precinct 4 units responded to emergency calls reporting a male suspect walking through the apartment complex with a rifle. Neighboring surveillance footage captured screenshots of Villegas firing into a neighbor's apartment prior to law enforcement's arrival.

Constable Mark Herman says before encountering the suspects, deputies established a perimeter and clea

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