CHAMBERS COUNTY, Texas — A suspect is behind bars after a Thursday afternoon high-speed chase led to a shootout between him and Chambers County deputies.
The chase ended at the Chambers-Jefferson County line due to multiple gunshots exchanged between the suspect and sheriff’s deputies, according to a news release from the Chambers County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies with the Chambers County Sheriff’s Office and Troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety were involved in the chase.
All deputies and Troopers are “safe and unharmed” after the pursuit, according to the sheriff’s office.
The suspect was transported to St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont to treat a bullet wound to the face. Police said he's expected to be OK.
He has been identified as Audel A. Villafuerte-Mora, 25, of Aurora, Illinois. Villafuerte-Mora is charged with possession of a controlled substance, evading arrest, aggravated assault on a public servant, and attempted capital murder.
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