On Saturday, February 6, 2021, at approximately 11:35 pm, Brownwood Communications received a 911 call from a motorist who explained that he and his friend were driving a pickup and being shot at while driving down the road.  Brownwood Police officers began traveling in the direction of the Brownwood Middle School in an attempt to locate the caller and suspect.  The caller continued to update Communications of their location as they continued to drive toward the Brownwood Police Department.  While on the phone, the victim stated that the driver of the suspect pickup was still firing bullets at them.

In the 2800 blk of US Hwy 377 South, Officer Kristobal Salazar observed the described vehicles traveling northbound at a high rate of speed.  Officer Salazar initiated a traffic stop on the suspect vehicle and detained and identified the driver as Mustafe Thaqi, 46, of Brownwood.  A 9mm pistol was located on the front seat of  Thaqi’s vehicle, according to the police report.

Two adult male victims were identified in the victim vehicle.  They were interviewed and several bullet holes were observed on their pickup.

At the conclusion of the investigation, Thaqi was arrested for two counts of Aggravated Assault w/a Deadly Weapon and transported to the Brown County Jail without further incident.

According to Brown County Jail records, bonds total $100,000.