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Houston police say 5 officers were shot this evening during an "encounter with a suspect" -- star-telegram.com/news/state/tex…
One officer will be discharged from the hospital, to the others in the hospital "Pray for them, and pray for their families" Houston Mayor @SylvesterTurner says. Police chief confirms none of the 5 injured officers have died.
Mayor: "Our job is to keep people safe in our city, I want to be very clear that we do not tolerate any sort of activity, whether it’s drug activity, drug trafficking, whatever it may be, we do not tolerate it."
Reports indicate the narcotics ofc injured were serving a warrant
Reports indicate the narcotics ofc injured were serving a warrant
Houston police chief confirmed 5 officers were injured, 4 shot. Two are currently in surgery with critical injuries but are stable. Two others shot are expected to make a full recovery. The officers were shot upon once they reached the home's door by 1 or 2 suspects, chief says.
It's unknown how many officers shot back. Two suspects were shot and pronounced dead at the house, chief says.
UPDATE: 5 Houston officers were injured as they breached a door to search a search warrant related to a narcotics investigation. Four of the officers were shot. Two suspects are dead, chief confirmed: star-telegram.com/news/state/tex…
