JUNE 2022. Blues Vol 38 No. 6.2

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DEPUTY NOE RODRIGUEZ, JR.
HARRIS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
On October 21, 2021, Deputy
Noe Rodriguez, Jr. was called to
a situation in southeast Harris
County where a homicidal and
suicidal husband, armed with a
hand gun, was holding his baby
hostage and threating his wife,
the baby’s mother. The subject
appeared to be homicidal and
suicidal causing his wife to fear
for her life and their baby’s life.
The suspect refused to come
outside or give up the baby. Over
the course of an hour and a half,
Deputy Rodriguez remained
calm and spoke with the suspect
in Spanish, using deescalation
techniques and finally convinced
the suspect to give him the baby,
allowing the SWAT team to take
the suspect into custody a short
time later. Deputy Rodriguez
utilized the fundamentals of the
Harris County Sheriff’s Office
training in crisis intervention and
deescalation and exercised one
of the agency’s core values to
“Protect our citizens with honor
and courage”.
On July 5, 2021, Officer Samuel
Cleveland and Senior Officer
Christopher McCain were dispatched
to a disturbance call at
an apartment complex in Kingwood.
After determining that
there had been an altercation
over a parking space, the officers
located the suspect at his apartment.
After a brief conversation at
his front door, the suspect pulled
a weapon and shot Officer Cleveland
three times. Senior Officer
McCain rushed inside to subdue
the suspect and the suspect
pointed the pistol at Senior Officer
McCain. Senior Officer McCain
forced the suspect to the ground
and dislodged the weapon from
the suspect, then placed him into
custody. Senior Officer McCain
began emergency first aid on
Officer Cleveland by applying a
tourniquet to his arm which was
bleeding profusely. While still
maintaining control of the suspect,
Senior Officer McCain found
another wound on Officer Cleveland
and began applying pressure
until emergency personnel
arrived. The attending physician
confirmed that the quick emergency
first aid given by Senior
Officer McCain saved the life of
Officer Cleveland.
SENIOR POLICE OFFICER CHRISTOPHER MCCAIN
HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
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