A fire department ambulance in Houston was run off the road and stolen at gunpoint early on Friday, with a patient and fire service emergency medical worker still in the back.Police said Houston Fire Department workers were transporting a patient when they were forced off the road near 610 South and Beechnut. The suspect fired multiple shots and took the ambulance at gunpoint, leaving the firefighter who was originally driving the vehicle behind on the side of the road.
"Southwest and Southeast officers just recovered a stolen HFD Ambulance at Southwest Freeway and Weslayan. HFD was transporting a patient to the hospital when a car ran the ambulance off the road and took the ambulance at gunpoint. One firefighter was left on the side of the road," a statement from Houston police said.
KHOU11 reported that the hijacker pointed a gun at the medical worker and then went back to driving on the freeway for about 15 minutes. The medical worker was then able to alert the fire department, which alerted the police.The suspect was then taken into custody without incident along the Southwest Freeway near Weslayan.
Police said the patient and firefighters were not hurt in the hijacking. Another ambulance arrived at the scene and continued to transport the patient.has contacted the police for more comment.
Maybe he was trying to stop a terrorist?
Hopefully when this ambulance got to the ER at the local hospital there were two patients
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