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Sequence of events during Tuesday night’s Gulfton
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of a southwest Houston drugstore, arrested Bellaire shootings
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Officer Officer
Canales Suspect Lopez Suspect

1 Undercover officers
arrive with a rental
truck for an
2 As Officer
Canales walks
to the front of
3 The buyer
moves to the
back of the
4 The suspect fires
at least twice,
missing the officer.
arranged meeting the truck, he is truck and falls Lopez returns fire
with four people followed by one to the ground. and the suspect
who wish to buyer, who A second officer, dies at the scene.
purchase “stolen” pulls a pistol. identified as R. Canales dies after
television sets. Gunfire is Lopez, runs up being transported
exchanged, and and attempts to to Ben Taub
Canales drops take the suspect General Hospital.
to the ground. into custody.
Note: Diagram is schematic. Exact location and movement of figures is unknown.
Sources: Houston Police Department; Chronicle reporting ALBERTO CUADRA, JAY CARR : C H R O N I C L E