HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A deputy shot a suspect accused of a home invasion in northwest Harris County Friday night, according to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
The incident happened around 7 p.m. at a home on Melody Park, which is near Bammel North Houston Road and West Richey Road.
The sheriff's office said four suspects followed a local business owner home and attacked her when she got out of her car in her garage. They said the suspects then went into the home and assaulted two other people, forcing them to open a safe.
A woman in the home was able to call 911 and HCSO said deputies responded within five minutes.
As deputies arrived, two of the suspects were leaving the house. HCSO said one of the suspects pointed a pistol at deputies, who opened fire, shooting the suspect multiple times.
That suspect was transported to an area hospital, where he is reportedly stable.
The other suspect went back into the house and fled out the back door. He was later arrested.
Two other suspects had left the home before deputies arrived.
There were a total of four people in the home at the time of the incident, not including the suspects. Three of them sustained minor injuries and are expected to be OK.
HCSO said it appears the business owner may have been targeted.
It's not yet known whether the suspect who was shot fired at deputies. No deputies were reported injured.