{"id":220470,"date":"2026-03-25T22:43:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T22:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/220470\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T22:43:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T22:43:15","slug":"armed-suspect-dies-after-being-shot-by-houston-police-in-gulfton-area-officials-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/220470\/","title":{"rendered":"Armed suspect dies after being shot by Houston police in Gulfton area, officials say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A man, who police say was armed, has died after being shot by officers in the Gulfton area Wednesday afternoon, according to the Houston Police Department. (Copyright 2026 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 A man, who police say was armed, has died after being shot by officers in the Gulfton area Wednesday afternoon, according to the Houston Police Department.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The officer-involved shooting happened at 5840 Glenmont Drive just before 4 p.m. Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Details are limited at this time, but police tell us the call came in as a suspicious man walking down the street with a gun. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">It is unclear what happened afterwards that led to the shooting at this time.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">HPD Command and PIO are enroute to an officer involved shooting in the 5800 block of Glenmont Dr. Preliminary info is officers discharged at an armed suspect. No officers injured. More details at the scene. <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\/mEmOQrdoWD\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/mEmOQrdoWD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Houston Police (@houstonpolice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/houstonpolice\/status\/2036915278781591584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">March 25, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">HPD says no officers were hurt. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">KPRC 2 is working to confirm more details.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 nALdY copyright\">Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>About the Authors<a class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__LinkBase-sc-1fnzlkn-9 eUojqd gMnWPT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/team\/JB2Q1RZ712JI7KLO0BEWWLE7PS\/\" title=\"View Christian Terry&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Christian Terry<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 gnunoy bOlrXa\">Christian Terry covered digital news in Tyler and Wichita Falls before returning to the Houston area where he grew up. 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