{"id":135969,"date":"2026-01-24T02:45:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T02:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/135969\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T02:45:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T02:45:07","slug":"two-corpus-christi-officers-shot-third-injured-while-attempting-to-arrest-homicide-suspect-report-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/135969\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Corpus Christi officers shot, third injured while attempting to arrest homicide suspect, report says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The suspect drew a firearm and opened fire on the officers near Port Avenue<\/p>\n<p>Two Corpus Christi police officers were shot, and another was injured while attempting to stop a homicide suspect (KRIS 6 News)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas \u2013 Two Corpus Christi police officers were shot, and another was injured while attempting to stop a homicide suspect, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kristv.com\/news\/local-news\/in-your-neighborhood\/corpus-christi\/two-officers-shot-in-citys-westside-homicide-on-ayers-and-mcardle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.kristv.com\/news\/local-news\/in-your-neighborhood\/corpus-christi\/two-officers-shot-in-citys-westside-homicide-on-ayers-and-mcardle\">KRIS 6 News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Around 2 p.m. Friday near the 4900 block of Ayers Street, officers were searching for the 37-year-old suspect after he fled the scene of a homicide. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">KRIS 6 News reported that officers located and pulled over the suspect in the 3100 block of Port Avenue. The suspect then drew a firearm and opened fire on the officers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Two officers were shot, and a third was injured from flying debris, KRIS 6 News reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">All three officers, along with the suspect, were hospitalized. 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