Suspect in custody after police pursuit ends in foot chase on US 290 in NW Houston: SkyEye13 images

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A suspect is in custody after a pursuit with Houston police ended in a foot chase on the freeway in northwest Houston on Friday morning, SkyEye13 images show.

SkyEye13 was over the scene at about 11:15 a.m., capturing images of the police chase on U.S. Highway 290. Video shows that, at one point, a man exited the suspect vehicle and began running toward the freeway.

Police officers began to chase the suspect on foot, dodging cars traveling along the freeway. After two minutes of chasing on foot, officers detained the man and slammed him to the ground. The man was then taken off the roadway and into police custody, SkyEye13 video shows.

Shortly after the police chase, at about 11:25 a.m., SkyEye13 also showed a second person was detained by officers in a nearby parking lot.

Officials have not yet revealed how the chase started. ABC13 is continuing to gather more information about the incident.

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