Five Houston Officers Shot during Encounter with Suspect

HOUSTON (Houston Chronicle) - Five Houston Police Officers were shot in southeast Houston Monday afternoon after an "encounter with a suspect." The incident occurred at about 5 p.m., according to police, in the Pecan Park neighborhood, near Harding St. and Fennell. HPD officials have not yet released details about the incident, but confirmed  five officers had been shot. Their conditions are not known at this time. According to law enforcement sources, one of the wounded officers was shot in the face. The incident occurred after the officers -- from the Narcotics Division -- were serving a warrant, sources said. Another suspect remains barricaded at the scene. Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo, union officials and medical personnel are on the way to the scene. "We have had several officers shot please pray for officers on the way to the scene now more information to follow," Acevedo wrote, in a tweet posted shortly after the shooting. A suspect is reported dead at the scene, according to HPD, as a host of officers, medical personnel and others rushed to the site of the incident. Two LifeFlight helicopters could be seen landing in the area, as ambulances rushed other officers to Memorial Hermann Hospital-Texas Medical Center and Ben Taub General Hospital. Gov. Greg Abbott issued a statement offering whatever help was needed to bring those responsible for the shooting to justice. "This evening's horrific attack on police officers is a solemn reminde...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Trauma Patient Care News Source Type: news