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Off-Duty Harris County Deputy Shoots Man in Atascocita as Detectives Investigate

The wounded man is hospitalized in critical condition, with no injuries reported to the deputy.

Overview

  • Deputies had been called to a reported weapons disturbance in the 5300 block of Treewood Drive in northeast Harris County.
  • Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the off-duty HCSO deputy discharged his firearm and struck a man.
  • The man was transported to a hospital where he remains in critical condition.
  • The deputy was uninjured, and HCSO detectives were dispatched to conduct an investigation.
  • The shooting happened Friday afternoon in the Atascocita/Humble area, and authorities have not released what led up to it.