Overview
- Police say an officer shot a man accused of robbing an Ace Cash Express on W. Greens Road after the suspect exited while using an employee as a shield with a pistol to her back.
- The wounded suspect was hospitalized in stable condition, and neither the employee nor the responding officers were injured, according to HPD.
- Investigations are underway by HPD Internal Affairs, the homicide unit and the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, and officials have not released names; the officer is a six-year veteran.
- Separately, a homeowner and a suspect were hospitalized after an attempted home invasion turned into a shootout near East Avenue J in the Harrisburg community around 1:20 a.m.
- One suspect was found on Avenue L with multiple gunshot wounds and taken into custody, while a second suspect possibly fled in a vehicle, and HPD is asking for tips to the Robbery Division or CrimeStoppers.