Overview
- Sheriff Ed Gonzalez confirmed late Sunday that an off-duty Harris County deputy fired her weapon and struck a man on Rio Blanco Drive in the Mission Bend area.
- The injured man was flown to a hospital via LifeFlight and his condition has not been released by authorities.
- The deputy sustained minor scratches and was reported to be okay, according to the sheriff's office.
- Deputies were on scene Sunday evening and investigators have opened an active investigation into the shooting with few details released so far.
- Local news outlets are treating the case as developing and officials say they will provide more information as detectives gather evidence and interview witnesses.