Overview
- Late Friday night multiple 911 calls reported a man walking through the Pavilion at the Groves apartment complex firing a shotgun, prompting a Precinct 4 response.
- Deputies engaged the shooter in a gunfight; officials say at least one deputy was hospitalized with non-life-threatening wounds and another deputy was treated at the scene and released.
- The suspect retreated into a barricaded unit, prompting Precinct 4 SWAT to breach the door, use locating technology and deploy CS gas before the man surrendered and was taken into custody.
- Authorities said the 38-year-old suspect suffered a K-9 bite during his arrest, is receiving treatment, and is expected to be booked into the Harris County Jail while investigators continue scene processing.
- The incident adds to a string of serious June shootings and standoffs in Harris County that have prompted multiunit investigations and heightened scrutiny of officer-involved responses.