Overview

• Officers responded at 11:35 p.m. Thursday to reports of an armed individual on Mykawa Road near Almeda Genoa Road in Southeast Houston.
• The suspect opened fire on two responding sergeants, striking Sergeant Paul George in the leg.
• Officers returned fire and wounded the suspect, who is alert and receiving treatment at a local hospital.
• HPD medics provided emergency aid at the scene before transporting both the officer and the suspect to the hospital.
• The Houston Police Department has launched an investigation into the circumstances of the late-night shooting.