Five Police Officers Shot, Houston Neighborhood on Lockdown
At least two Houston police officers were left fighting for their lives Monday after a suspect about to be issued a warrant opened fire, spraying at least five officers with bullets. One of them was reportedly shot in the face, while another was shot in the leg, and a third in the shoulder.
Chief Art Acevedo took to Twitter with a plea for the public to “please pray for our officers,” as two of them were hospitalized in critical condition after what the police department described as an “encounter with a suspect.” Five Narcotics Division officers had reportedly been serving a warrant to a suspect in the 7800 block of Harding Street when the suspect opened fire, unleashing chaos on the entire neighborhood.
A witness interviewed by local news outlet KHOU 11 said she’d watched as all hell broke loose in the neighborhood. After hearing about 15 shots, she said she saw several wounded police officers frantically trying to take cover from the gunfire.