HOUSTON — A man who police say was armed is dead after investigators say he fired a weapon at three Houston police officers responding to a shooting Sunday morning in South Side.
Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said the call came in about 2:40 a.m. from the the 3500 block of Corder near Scott Street.
Two HPD officers and a sergeant with the Southeast Patrol Division responded to the scene and were immediately met with gunfire, according to the chief.
The officers retreated behind vehicles, from where investigators say they gave the suspect orders to drop his weapon, but the man refused. At some point, Finner says the suspect reached for his weapon again and the officers returned fire, shooting and killing him.
The suspect, who Finner says was wearing a tactical vest, was pronounced dead at the scene. HPD said the suspect is 41 years old.
None of the officers were hurt.
Finner said there are reports the suspect had been shooting at a woman's vehicle, but it's too early in the investigation to confirm.
Several HPD divisions and the Harris County District Attorney's Office are looking into the shooting.
All three officers have been placed on administrative leave pending the investigation, which is standard procedure.
Finner said one officer has one year of experience, a second officer has been on the force for two years and the sergeant is a 15-year police veteran.
It's the second of two shootings Sunday morning in which a suspect was shot by law enforcement that HPD is investigating.
Hours early, police responded to a shooting involving a Harris County Precinct 1 deputy constable and a teen chase suspect at NRG Park.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information is provided.