Frank Ernest Shepherd, III of Houston, Texas, led police on a high-speed chase after being pulled over for a traffic stop that ended when he slammed into another vehicle . An unarmed man shot dead by police on live television on Wednesday afternoon was a 41-year-old father of three who had another baby on the way. Frank Ernest Shepherd, III of Houston, Texas, led police on a high-speed chase after being pulled over for a traffic stop that ended when he slammed into another vehicle. He then got out of the car and reached into his backseat before being shot by police. According to ABC 13, the pursuit began a little after 10am, when Shepherd, 41, peeled off and led a fleet of cars on a chase as he drove on the freeway, across grass medians, through parking lots and even busy intersections. The entire incident was captured live by a helicopter filming from above. At one point he called 911 and claimed to have a child in the backseat, which turned out to be untrue. It lasted roughly 20 minutes before he slammed into a white van and then another car, totaling the front of his car and forcing him to get out of his vehicle. 'He was given commands to show his hands and come out of the vehicle,' said Thomas Gilliland, a spokesperson for Harris County Sheriff's Office. Scroll down for video . Frank Ernest Sherpherd, III (above) was shot dead by police after leading them on a 20 minute high-speed chase . The chase ended when Shepherd crashed into another car (above) and after reaching into his backseat was shot by two officers . No weapons were found in the car and it is not known what Shepherd was reaching for . When he came back up after reaching into his backseat, two officers fired 10 to 12 rounds, and Shepherd fell to the ground. No weapons were found in the car, which was riddled with bullet holes after the shooting. Two of the passengers in the cars hit by Shepherd received medical attention, with one being treated at the scene and the other being taken to a local hospital. The Houston Chronicle reports that Shepherd's mother later appeared at the scene as her son was taken away on a gurney mouthing 'Oh god!' His father meanwhile fell to his knees and began crying when he heard what happened to his son. 'I'm looking at it on TV saying 'why would you run from the law?' Not knowing it was my nephew,' said the man's uncle, Chris Shephard. 'My sister, his mom, called and told me that they shot and killed him.' It is still not known why Shepherd, a father of three with another baby on the way, was fleeing from police or what he was reaching for after he crashed his car. Police are investigating the incident. The car that Shepherd, a father of three with another baby on the way, was driving was seen riddled with bullet holes after the incident (above) One of Shepherd's family members is overcome with grief at the news of a family member's fatal shooting by Houston Police following a high speed chase (above) Police are investigating why Shepherd fled after a traffic stop which led to the shooting (above, Shepherd in whit shirt on far left)
Frank Ernest Shepherd, III of Houston, Texas was shot dead by police after leading them on a 20 minute high-speed chase . The chase ended when Shepherd crashed into another car . He then got out of the vehicle and reached into the backseat, and was shot moments later . No weapons were found in the car and it is not known what Shepherd was reaching for . Shepherd was a father of three with another baby on the way . Police are investigating why he fled during a traffic stop .