Bryan police report an exchange of gunfire between an officer and a kidnapping suspect.
The victim received minor injuries that did not require medical treatment and the officer was treated at the scene for minor injuries.
After the suspect was taken to a local hospital for treatment of unidentified injuries, he was taken to the Brazos County jail.
Jail records show 23 year old Kevin Herniquez of Houston was arrested for aggravated kidnapping with a deadly weapon, family violence assault causing bodily injury, and aggravated assault of a public servant.
The Texas Rangers are investigating the officer involved shooting portion of the incident.
Herniquez and the victim are in a dating relationship.
News release from Bryan police:
On August 31st, 2024, at 0135 hrs, officers were dispatched to an Aggravated Kidnapping in progress. The information provided to officers during their investigation led them to an apartment complex in the 600 blk of S. Ennis.
At 0244 hrs, during a search of the complex, officers encountered the suspect, identified as Kevin Henriquez, 23 years of age, holding a firearm while physically controlling the victim.
Henriquez fired multiple shots at one officer, who returned fire striking Henriquez. Henriquez was able to flee from the area in a vehicle.
At 0258 hrs, a vehicle being operated by Henriquez was located in the 800 blk of S. Texas Ave.
The vehicle was stopped and Henriquez was arrested. Henriquez was transported to the hospital where he was treated and released. Henriquez was charged with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon on a police officer, Aggravated Kidnapping and Assault Family Violence. He was booked into the Brazos County Jail.
The victim of the Aggravated Kidnapping and Assault Family Violence received minor injuries from Henriquez that did not require medical treatment.
The officer who returned fire during the incident received minor injuries related to the gunfire that did not require medical treatment. The officer has been placed on administrative leave per department policy pending the outcome of an administrative investigation. The officer will not be identified until the completion of the administrative investigation.
Herniquez and the victim are in a dating relationship.
The Bryan Police Department is investigating the criminal complaints surrounding the Aggravated Assault charges and Family Violence. The Texas Rangers are investigating the officer involved shooting portion of the incident.
Interim police chief Dean Swartzlander said “I would like to thank the Bryan Police Officers who heroically responded to this scene to protect the victim and the work of our investigators who collected evidence to ensure a successful prosecution of this case.”
Original story:
Bryan police report an exchange of gunfire between an officer and a kidnapping suspect.
The officer was treated at the scene for minor injuries and the suspect was taken to a local hospital for treatment of unidentified injuries.
A BPD news release did not disclose the condition of the kidnapping victim.
No names have been released.
The gunfire took place early Saturday morning in Bryan’s historic eastside neighborhood.
The BPD news release says officers responded Saturday at 1:35 a.m. to the 600 block of South Ennis. That is between Heritage Park and the St. Joseph secondary campus.
The gunfire took place after officers found the kidnapping victim and suspect.
The suspect was arrested at an undisclosed location after fleeing the scene.
The BPD news release did not disclose the relationship between the victim and suspect.
News release from Bryan police:
On August 31st, 2024, at 0135hrs Officers responded to the 600 block of S. Ennis reference to a reported kidnapping in progress. Once on scene officers located the suspect and victim involved in the kidnapping. During this encounter an officer and the suspect exchanged gunfire. The suspect fled the scene but was located and arrested. The suspect received minor injuries from a gunshot wound and was transported to a local hospital for treatment. The officer involved in the shooting received minor injuries that were treated on the scene.