Overview
- Officers responded around 8:35 a.m. after a rail operator reported a man displaying a firearm as he approached the Bell Station platform.
- Police fired during the encounter, and the suspect was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 9:16 a.m.
- No other injuries were reported, according to authorities.
- Red Line trains are single-tracking between the Downtown Transit Center and the University of Houston–Downtown, with a bus bridge operating between Downtown Transit Center and Burnett Transit Center.
- The man's identity has not been released pending family notification, and officials describe the investigation as active with further updates expected.