UPDATE:

On March 9, 2025, at approximately 12:43 pm offender Alexander Falke was medically cleared and released from the hospital. He was transported to the city detention center for booking where he was charged with aggravated assault on a peace officer and evading arrest in a vehicle.

ORIGINAL POST: On Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 10:45 pm, officers with the Corpus Christi Police Department initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle on the 5500 block of Saratoga.  

The vehicle evaded from officers, going through various business parking lots, and ultimately entered an apartment complex.  The vehicle came to a dead-end point in the complex, and while officers were exiting the marked unit to initiate a high-risk traffic stop, the vehicle intentionally struck the police unit.  One officer discharged his duty weapon multiple times, striking the offender.  

The male was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and upon release will be charged with 2 counts of aggravated assault on a peace officer and evading in a motor vehicle.  The two officers involved, operating in a two-man unit capacity, were not injured.  As per department policy, both officers will be placed on administrative leave.  

This is an active and ongoing investigation.  If you have any information in reference to this incident, please call detectives at 361-886-2840.  If you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 361-888-TIPS (8477) or submit a tip online at https://www.p3tips.com/TipForm.aspx?ID=343&C=&T=