Overview

• HPD says two masked men claiming to serve a warrant approached a Bellnole Drive home around 11 p.m. Friday in southeast Houston.
• The suspects wore bulletproof vests, ski masks and badges, but there were no marked patrol cars or emergency lights, raising the resident’s suspicion.
• After the men allegedly fired through the door, the homeowner returned fire; officers attempted CPR, but both suspects were pronounced dead at the scene.
• The homeowner was uninjured, and a woman and child inside the house were also unharmed, according to HPD.
• Investigators have not released the suspects’ identities or motives and are seeking tips, as officials highlight standard cues of legitimate police presence such as marked vehicles, lights, sirens and announcements.