HOUSTON — An investigation is underway after officials say two police officers shot and killed an armed man in north Houston near the Greenspoint area early Friday morning.
This happened just before 3 a.m. at an apartment complex on Greens Road near Imperial Valley Drive just east of the North Freeway.
Houston police said officers were responding to a family violence call at that time. When officers arrived at the scene, they were flagged down by a topless woman who appeared to have been assaulted. She told them that the suspect, her 45-year-old boyfriend was still at the scene.
As the officers approached the apartment, they encountered the boyfriend who was on the phone and had a gun in his right hand. Police said the officers told him to drop the weapon and called for backup.
Police said the boyfriend refused and started walking away. He then walked around the apartment complex and through a breezeway. That is when he ran into more officers who had responded to the scene after the call for backup.
Police told him to drop the weapon, but he still refused. He then closed the gap between himself and the officers, who said they feared for their lives. They then opened fire on the boyfriend wounding him.
The officer began rendering aid and EMS was called to the scene. Police said the man was taken to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
A forensics team is processing the scene and the Harris County District Attorney's Office is also investigating the officer-involved shooting.
HPD said bodycam video from the officers will be released in 30 days per department policy.
One of the officers involved in the shooting has been with the department for three years while the other has been with HPD for just short of two years.
No other injuries were reported.