BEAUMONT, Texas — Beaumont Police are releasing more information about the main suspect of an officer-involved shooting who's also accused of driving toward a group of officers in early June.
It happened on Saturday night, June 5, on the Lindbergh Drive overpass in Beaumont near the train tracks.
Officers arrived and attempted to de-escalate a situation at hand, but a woman drove into the officers on the scene and injured one officer, Beaumont Police officer Carol Riley tells 12News.
Police have identified the driver as Kimberly Wells, 29, of Beaumont.
There was an officer-involved shooting at the scene. Officers shot at Wells multiple times, police say.
She was booked into the Jefferson County jail on four counts of aggravated assault on a public servant. Wells is held on four bonds of $250,000 each. Her total bond amount is $1 million.
She has a mental health hold on her at this time, Riley said. She was checked into the jail on June 10, according to jail records. This is five days after the shooting as she had been in the hospital.
The injured officer and Wells were taken to a local hospital for treatment.
This investigation is ongoing with the Beaumont Police Department. We will update with more if and when we receive more confirmed information.
On Saturday, June 5, 2021 at 6:59 P.M, Beaumont Police responded to the Lindbergh overpass in reference to a welfare concern. Patrol Officers arrived and attempted to de-escalate the situation.
The suspect drove a vehicle toward officers, and one officer was injured. Officers fired shots at the driver who received non-life threatening injuries.
One officer and the suspect were transported to the hospital for treatment. No one else was injured during the incident. The investigation is on-going.
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