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HUMBLE, Texas – A man accused of opening fire on Harris County Pct. 4 constable deputies<\/a> has been charged.<\/p>\n Edgar Villegas has been charged with aggravated assault of a police officer.<\/p>\n According to the constable\u2019s office, Villegas remains in the hospital under police guard while being treated for injuries sustained when he was apprehended by a K-9.<\/p>\n 2 constable deputies injured in shootout <\/p>\n The backstory:<\/p>\n According to the constable\u2019s office, Villegas shot two constable deputies in Humble on Friday night.<\/p>\n The constable’s office was called out to the intersection of Woodland Hills Drive and Balmoral Bay Drive around 10 p.m. for a report of shots being fired.<\/p>\n Constable deputies encountered the suspect when they arrived, and a shootout occurred, authorities say.<\/p>\n Constable Deputy Dante Zepeda was shot in the hip and the upper arm. Constable deputies took him to a local hospital, and then he was transferred to a Houston trauma center.<\/p>\n Officials say another constable deputy, George Esparza, was also injured, but he remained at the scene until SWAT units arrived. He was later treated and released.<\/p>\n MORE: Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Deputy shot by suspect in Humble, suspect in custody<\/a><\/p>\n After the constable deputies were wounded, authorities say the suspect ran into a nearby apartment and a standoff unfolded. Gas was deployed, causing him to come out. A K9 then helped apprehend the suspect.<\/p>\n The constable\u2019s office says Zepeda underwent surgery and was released from the hospital on Sunday.<\/p>\n “Deputy Zepeda\u2019s strength, courage, and determination have been nothing short of inspiring. While his recovery journey continues, today\u2019s milestone is a testament to his resilience and the incredible support he has received from his family, fellow deputies, first responders, and community members,” said Constable Mark Herman said when Zepeda was released.<\/p>\n The Source: The information in this article comes from the Harris County Pct. 4 Constable’s Office.<\/p>\n Crime and Public Safety<\/a>Harris County<\/a>Top Stories<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HUMBLE, Texas – A man accused of opening fire on Harris County Pct. 4 constable deputies has been…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":347042,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[1046,405,56,58,57,223,2053,216,393],"class_list":["post-347041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-crime-publicsafety","tag-harris-county","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news","tag-news","tag-top-stories","tag-tx","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347041","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=347041"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347041\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/347042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=347041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=347041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=347041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}