HOUSTON, Texas – Houston Police Department Chief Art Acevedo criticized lawmakers and their lack of action concerning gun laws during the procession for Sergeant Christopher Brewster Monday morning.

Sgt. Brewster was shot and killed on Saturday following a domestic disturbance call in East Houston.

Sources with HPD say Brewster served for nine years and was promoted to sergeant in February.

According to KTRK, HPD Chief Art Acevedo took the time during the procession to criticize lawmakers’ ties to the NRA and their inaction in changing gun laws.

In the video, Acevedo urged lawmakers to choose sides and to enact the Violence Against Women Act.

“Who killed our sergeant? A boyfriend abusing his girlfriend. So you’re either here for women, and children, and our daughters, and our sisters and our aunts, or you’re here for the NRA”, said Acevedo.

Acevedo claimed that killings like those of Sgt. Brewster will continue to happen if gun regulations that prohibit those with prior domestic violence charges from owning firearms continue to be ignored.

“Keep guns in the hands of law-abiding citizens with sound minds and out of the abusers,” said Acevedo, “if a man beats up his wife or girlfriend and has an arrest warrant… he shouldn’t be able to go to a store and buy a firearm.”

According to court records, the alleged shooter of Sgt. Brewster, Arturo Solis, has had several encounters with the law.

One of the previous charges is assault causing bodily injury.

You can watch the full video obtained by KTRK above.

HOUSTON, Texas — A man who barricaded himself and his 1-year-old child in his apartment was taken into police custody Tuesday morning following an hours-long standoff with SWAT.

According to sources from the Chronicle, a woman arrived at her boyfriend’s apartment with their biological child at approximately 1:30 a.m. early Tuesday morning.

Houston Police Department Lt. Rick Besselman said the woman had gone to the man’s apartment located in the 500 block of Schweikhardt Street in hopes of working through their relationship issues.

Lt. Besselman says the conversation eventually took a turn and the man began beating and choking the child’s mother.

Sources say the woman escaped the alleged attack but forgot her child inside the apartment.

Lt. Besselman says officers quickly arrived on scene and tried convincing the man to come outside peacefully, but the man refused.

The woman reportedly told officers he had a gun in the apartment, but Lt. Besselman says police never believed the child was in danger.

At one point during the standoff, the man had reportedly sent a photo of the sleeping child to officers on scene during negotiations with HPD’s Hostage Negotiation Team.

The man surrendered around 6:45 a.m.

According to Lt. Besselman, the man had two felony-drug related warrants from Harris and Fort Bend counties.

He will reportedly be facing an additional felony warrant on an assault charge.

Lt. Besselman stated the child will likely be turned over to family members.

NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas — A lieutenant with the New Braunfels Police Department has been arrested on possession of child pornography.

Sources with KXAN confirmed Lt. Jacob Pullen was taken into custody by Texas Rangers Monday, December 9.

Pullen was reportedly placed on administrative leave on November 14 when NBPD was notified of the Rangers’ investigation into Pullen.

The department stated that action on Pullen’s employment can only be taken after an indictment per the rules that govern civil service.

Because of this, Pullen is still on administrative leave.

Texas Breaking News will update you once more information is available on this case.