Police Crime Tape (KPRC/Click2Houston.com)
Officers responded to a call Sunday night for a man firing a gun at a hotel along the Southwest Freeway near West Sam Houston Parkway.
According to a post on X, officers encountered the armed man and fired shots, injuring the suspect.
HPD Commanders and PIO are en route to an officer involved shooting in the 11000 block of SW Fwy.
Prelim info is officers responding to a call of a suspect firing a weapon, encountered an armed male. Officers discharged, striking the suspect. No officers were injured.#HouNews pic.twitter.com/FpmYMXzoln
— Houston Police (@houstonpolice) February 23, 2026
No officers were injured in the incident.
KPRC has a crew at the scene. We are working on getting more information on what happened.
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