HOUSTON—HPD has taken disciplinary action against two officers involved in the shooting death of a suspect in a police chase.

Photo provided by Carnaby family

In a statement released Tuesday afternoon, HPD said it issued three disciplinary actions to the officer who fired the shots and two to his supervisor following an internal affairs investigation.

The investigation was launched after the death of Roland Carnaby, a 52-year-old Houston man with no prior criminal record who led police on a high-speed chase and claimed to be with the CIA.

An officer initially pulled Carnaby over for a traffic violation, but Carnaby took off.  Once he stopped his SUV, police surrounded the vehicle. 

When Carnaby exited the SUV, one of officers opened fire.  He later claimed he saw something shiny in the vehicle that he believed was a gun.

In a sworn deposition, that officer blamed the City of Houston for poor training in high-risk vehicle approaches.

The on-scene supervisor also criticized HPD’s training process.

The disciplined supervisor has had previous actions taken against him by the department, including a suspension from duty for the violent striking of a prisoner, failure to abide by laws, insubordination and speeding.

Carnaby’s wife has since sued under federal civil rights laws to change HPD policy and training in high-risk vehicle approaches to accepted national standards.