Overview
- Precinct 4 deputies responded around 11:30 a.m. to the 20200 block of Woodsboro Court in Spring, north Harris County.
- The deputy was shot in the hand while sleeping, was evaluated at the scene, and is in stable condition after hospital treatment.
- Precinct 4 reports the firearm was holstered at the home and the 3-year-old somehow gained control of it.
- Investigators from Precinct 4 and the Harris County Sheriff’s Office are processing the scene and have urged residents to avoid the area.
- Precinct 4 identified the child as the deputy’s nephew, and officials continue to examine how the gun was accessed.