Houston, Texas — On Tuesday September 17, 2024, Houston Police Patrol Officers responded to a home invasion in-progress call at a residence at the 7100 block of Alderney Drive. Upon arrival, officers confronted two suspects inside the home. As one of the suspects, later identified as 38-year-old Michael Perez, was being taken into custody, the second suspect, later identified as 35-year-old Raymond Perez, appeared from a back room and began shooting at officers. Officer Durfee was shot in the leg, but managed to return fire. Raymond Perez was not struck. Raymond Perez then fled the scene on foot out the back door of the residence. A third suspect, in a waiting vehicle, fled the scene in an unknown direction. Houston Fire Department paramedics responded to the scene and transported Officer Durfee to the hospital where he was treated and released.

Raymond Perez was located about a block from the residence and was taken into custody without incident. The third suspect. later identified as 18-year-old Garcia Chavez, was located several hours later in the 5800 block of Hollister Road and was taken into custody by HPD SWAT team officers without incident. HPD Officer S. Durfee, who discharged his duty weapon, was transported to Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. Officer Durfee is assigned to the Northwest Patrol Division and was sworn in as an officer in January 2016. Raymond Perez, (the shooter) is charged with aggravated assault against a public servant, aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon and unlawful carrying of a weapon in the 230th State District Court. Two other suspects, Michael Perez, and Brian A. Garcia Chavez, are charged with aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon in the same court.