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Houston police suspend search of suspect after 2 officers shot | |
(35 minutes later) | |
Two police officers in Houston, Texas, were shot multiple times during a confrontation with two suspected burglars. One suspect is dead, but the other evaded law enforcement even after a temporary lockdown of the Stafford neighborhood. | |
A manhunt has been suspended, but during a late Tuesday afternoon press conference, Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo asked residents to call 911 if they see anything out of the ordinary. | |
The police officers were shot when responding to a burglary in progress in Stafford, a residential neighborhood of southwest Houston on Tuesday. | The police officers were shot when responding to a burglary in progress in Stafford, a residential neighborhood of southwest Houston on Tuesday. |
Police responded to the report of a door ajar in a backyard shed. When police arrived, one suspect – a Latino male – came out of the shed and opened fire at police. Officers returned fire and killed the suspect. A second suspect remains at large. | |
Dozens of HPD officers, SWAT and K9 units swarmed Sterlingame Drive in Stafford, a community in Greater Houston. A police helicopter circled the area. | |
"The suspect at large is considered armed and dangerous," Chief Acevedo said. "Someone who is willing to shoot and try to kill two officers in broad daylight over a property crime is someone who is a threat to the community." | |
Police told residents to keep their windows and doors locked. | |
Acevedo initially said police believed the suspect was still hiding in the neighborhood, but during a later news conference announcing the suspension of the search, he insisted that the suspect was not in the area and had not blended in. | |
The suspect on the loose was described as armed and dangerous, wearing dark clothing and a blue bandanna. | |
Three schools were on lockdown: Gross Elementary; Valley West Elementary; and Welch Middle School. | |
Brays campus of the Houston Community College was also on lockdown as a precaution. | |
In a press briefing outside Memorial Herman Hospital, Mayor Sylvester Turner identified the two shot police officers as Ronnie Cortez and Jose Munoz. | |
Cortez, a 24-year-veteran, was shot multiple times and is in critical condition, with a bullet near his spine. Officer Jose Munoz, a 10-year veteran, was taken to Ben Taub Hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg and is in stable condition. Another bullet grazed him in the back. His injuries are not life-threatening, the mayor said. | Cortez, a 24-year-veteran, was shot multiple times and is in critical condition, with a bullet near his spine. Officer Jose Munoz, a 10-year veteran, was taken to Ben Taub Hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg and is in stable condition. Another bullet grazed him in the back. His injuries are not life-threatening, the mayor said. |
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