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Officers responded to reports about a fight and that a person had just been cut by a woman inside an office just after 9 a.m. at the Resource and Crisis Center of Galveston County. It was also reported the suspect attempted to set a sofa on fire inside the facility.PHOTOS: Serial thief posing as medical personnel in Galveston-Houston area, search underway
When officers arrived, they saw woman reportedly chasing others down the street, wielding what appeared to be a machete. When officers tried to intervene, the woman approached the police unit and attacked it with the machete. When a second officer arrived, police said the suspect began charging the officer, shots were fired, and the suspect was struck.
Two others were found with stab wounds inside the women’s shelter. The suspect and one of the stabbing victims were taken to UTMB Health in Galveston where they are being treated. Their conditions are currently unknown.Per Galveston Police Department protocols, officer involved shootings are investigated by an outside law enforcement agency.
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