{"id":214584,"date":"2026-03-21T18:34:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T18:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/214584\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T18:34:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T18:34:12","slug":"houston-police-swat-respond-to-barricade-near-washington-avenue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/214584\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston police, SWAT respond to barricade near Washington Avenue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Police confirm one person injured with non-life-threatening injuries<\/p>\n<p>Houston Police Department Patrol Vehicle showing lights and sirens (Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">HOUSTON \u2013 Houston Police are responding to a barricade situation near Washington Avenue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/topic\/HPD\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/topic\/HPD\/\">Houston Police Department<\/a> said they received a call Saturday morning around 5 a.m. referencing a shooting at a property near Center and Studemont Streets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">HPD said one person was shot and transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Other people have exited the property, police said, but a suspect remains barricaded inside. SWAT has been called in to respond.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Avoid the area and seek alternate routes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">This is a developing story. 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