Overview
- Deputies confronted a man after a witness reported indecent exposure on a train at the Fulton Street platform around 6:30 p.m.
- During a struggle, the man reportedly pulled a knife and cut a 33-year-old deputy, and preliminary findings indicate both deputies fired.
- The wounded 33-year-old deputy, a nine-year HCSO veteran, was hospitalized in stable condition; a 32-year-old deputy also took part in the shooting.
- HPD is heading the investigation with the Harris County District Attorney’s Office and HCSO Internal Affairs present, and the man’s identity has not been released.
- METRO said the deputies were working extra patrols under its Safety Partnership Initiative and will not patrol for METRO during the investigation, and HCSO placed both on administrative leave.