Date: Thursday, March 20, 2014, 12:14pm

Location: Congressional Drive at Pebble Beach Drive

Offense: Attempted Capital Murder (Penal Code Section 19.03)

Case Number: 1403200060

Thursday, March 20, 2014, at 12:14pm, two Corpus Christi Police Officers where shot after making contact with a suspicious suspect. The Officers were at Congressional and Pebble Beach located in the Charlie District during the incident.

The suspect shot one Officer in the leg and shot the second Officer in the leg and neck/shoulder area. Officers returned fire and struck the suspect in the chest. The suspect then got into a Police Tahoe and left the area crashing into a pole at Everhart @ Congressional where he was taken into custody.

At last update the Officers were in stable condition with non life threatening injuries. The suspect was in critical condition. All were being attended by medical staff.

We will update as we receive information.

Update March 20, 2014 at 15:15

Chief Simpson has identified the two Officers who suffered gunshots today as 55 year old Michael Goodman (23 years on the Corpus Christi Police Department) and 42 year old Amador Gonzalez (19 years with the Corpus Christi Police Department). We pray for thier quick recovery.