Houston (CNN)Houston Police were in a standoff Thursday evening with a suspect they say fled the scene after three officers were shot and wounded, an incident recorded on dramatic surveillance video.
The officers were taken to a hospital and are in stable condition, police said. Mayor Sylvester Turner said the injuries are non-life threatening.The suspect crashed one car, the video shows, and police said the suspect fled the scene in another vehicle.The person is barricaded in a home, Houston Police Officers’ Union President Douglas Griffith said. Authorities believe the person has multiple weapons, Griffith said.Griffith said the officers were very fortunate. The officers had one gunshot wound each, according to Griffith. One was shot in the arm, another in the leg and another in the foot.
Source: Police in standoff with suspect after 3 Houston officers shot – CNN
