A Houston man was arrested after he carjacked an ambulance at gunpoint while a patient was lying in the backseat.
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The incident took place early Friday morning when Brandon Warren,43, carjacked the vehicle after firing several shots as EMTs were transporting a patient. Warren pointed the gun at the EMT who was driving the vehicle and forced him to get out but the second EMT and patient remained in the vehicle.
According to Houston Fire Department Chief Samuel Peña, the second EMT said she knew something was off when the vehicle went in a completely opposite direction and spotted Wallace in the rearview mirror. Moments later, Wallace allegedly pointed his gun towards her.
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Additionally, Wallace used the radio several times which led to police locating the vehicle. They took him into custody at the Southwest Freeway and Weslayan as reported by KHOU. Pena said in a statement that he was glad that the EMT was able to handle the situation while maintaining focus on the patient.
“This is not part of their jobs — to be kidnapped, to be assaulted at gunpoint, but it definitely has become a risk of the job. We’re very thankful that everybody is okay, but it’s not acceptable for our firefighters and EMTs to be assaulted when their job is to go out there and make a positive impact.”
Wallace was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, kidnapping, aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon, and felony evading arrest.