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UPDATE: Driver in custody accused of firing at deputies during a pursuit in Brazos County

Brazos County Sheriff's Office patrol car fired on while in pursuit of a suspect.
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UPDATE 8:05 P.M.
The Brazos County Sheriff's Office has identified both suspects in custody. 43-year-old Jason Aitken is in custody on charges of aggravated assault against a public servant, unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, and evading arrest/detention with a vehicle. The passenger, 40-year-old Sierra Bricker, is also in custody for not wearing a seatbelt.

Brazos County sheriff's say in the pursuit, the suspect caused damage to multiple properties, including striking a fence and recklessly driving through multiple parking lots occupied by bystanders.

The Brazos County Sheriff's Office thanks the multiple agencies that responded to the case, including

  • Bryan Police Department
  • College Station Police Department
  • Texas Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol
  • Texas Rangers
  • Brazos County Constables Office, Precincts 1-4
  • Texas A&M University Police Department

In a statement to Facebook, Sheriff Wayne Dickey said,
"๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ'๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†'๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ. ๐—œ ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ป๐—ผ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—น๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ท๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜„ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜†."

UPDATE 5:22 P.M.
The Bryan Police Department now says southbound lanes are reopened.

ORIGINAL:
Two people are in custody after a pursuit in which Brazos County Sheriff's Office deputies were fired upon.

The incident began when a deputy initiated a traffic stop. The vehicle fled, and during the ensuing pursuit, deputies were fired upon from the suspect's vehicle. No deputies have been injured.

Several local law enforcement agencies are assisting the Brazos County Sheriff's Office as the investigation continues.

The Bryan Police Department says the road closure extends from Highway 6 at 2818 to Highway 6 at Highway 21. The closure is only for southbound lanes.

The public is asked to avoid the area while investigators process the scene.