September 20, 2024 - Charges have been filed against an armed suspect shot by Houston police officers at 2400 Cavalcade Street about 7:20 p.m. on Thursday (Sept. 19).

The suspect, Matthew Donovan Ward, 39, is charged with aggravated assault against a public servant in the 230th State District Court.  A 2023 booking photo of Ward, who remains hospitalized, is attached to this news release. 

Three HPD officers discharged duty weapons in the incident. Officers A. Sosa, D. Gray, and C. King are assigned to the Central Patrol Division.  They were sworn in as officers in August 2024, September 2019, and September 2019, respectively.

None of the officers was injured in the incident.  

HPD Special Investigations Unit Detectives D. Hammons and M. Childs reported:

Officers were dispatched to a shooting in-progress call regarding a male (suspect) firing a weapon into the air and possibly at vehicles.  Officers approached the suspect, who raised his weapon towards them and attempted to shoot, but the weapon malfunctioned.  Officers subsequently discharged their weapons at the suspect, striking him at least one time.  The suspect fled on foot after being shot but was apprehended without further incident and transported to an area hospital in stable condition.

As is customary in officer-involved shooting incidents in the city limits, the incident is being investigated by the Special Investigations Unit, the Internal Affairs Division and the Harris County District Attorney's Office.



Matthew Donovan Ward  (2023)



JFC/SOA      9-20-24
Inc #132977324