Overview
- A South Houston police officer remains in intensive care in stable condition after being shot in the head during a traffic stop early Friday.
- The attempted stop turned into a roughly 10-minute low-speed chase that ended at a home near 6th Street and Avenue A, where the car was registered.
- At the driveway, the passenger-side officer saw a shotgun and the driver opened fire. Other officers returned fire with pistols, and the driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Police say it remains unclear whether the man's fatal wound came from officers' gunfire or from his own 12-gauge shotgun, and investigators are reviewing body-camera and surveillance video.
- The South Houston Police Officers' Association praised the responding officers and asked for support for the wounded officer, highlighting the impact on the small 32-officer department.