{"id":176106,"date":"2026-02-23T04:36:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T04:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/176106\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T04:36:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T04:36:08","slug":"officers-shoot-armed-suspect-in-southwest-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/176106\/","title":{"rendered":"Officers shoot armed suspect in southwest Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Police Crime Tape (KPRC\/Click2Houston.com)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">According to a post on X, officers encountered the armed man and fired shots, injuring the suspect. <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">HPD Commanders and PIO are en route to an officer involved shooting in the 11000 block of SW Fwy.<\/p>\n<p>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.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HouNews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#HouNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FpmYMXzoln\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/FpmYMXzoln<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Houston Police (@houstonpolice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/houstonpolice\/status\/2025780868468338784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">No officers were injured in the incident. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">KPRC has a crew at the scene. 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