Two men are dead after a shootout with Houston Police Department (HPD) officers early Sunday morning. The incident began with a call for criminal mischief, where officers heard gunshots and discovered a car with a shattered window. A man then allegedly opened fire on the officers, prompting them to return fire, killing him. Another man arrived at the scene with gunshot wounds and later died.
Turkey Leg Hut closes after Houston Health Dept. finds several violationsGet ready to travel this fall with these Insider DealsIt happened around 2:30 Sunday morning in the 3100 block of Corksie Street. Houston Police officers were on a criminal mischief call nearby, when they heard gunshots. They left that scene and went to investigate. As they were walking around trying to determine where the shots came from, they came upon a car on Corksie with a window shot out.
Police also recovered a semi automatic weapon at the scene. The two officers, who fired their guns, will be placed on administrative leave per department policy.T.J. Parker joined KPRC 2 in June 2023 and is happy to be back in Houston. Before coming back to the Lone Star State, T.J. was a reporter in Miami at WSVN Channel 7. There he covered all things up and down the south Florida coast.
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