HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — An armed suspect was shot and killed after an overnight SWAT standoff that went on for six hours in a northwest Houston neighborhood, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office.
HCSO Maj. Susan Cotter said officers responded to multiple calls about 6:20 p.m. Saturday about a man armed with a 12-guage shotgun in the 11700 block of Moonglow Drive. Deputies were told the suspect was walking down the street and threatening people with the weapon, she said.
"There were children out playing at the time," Cotter said. "He was acting very erratic."
Investigators are awaiting a toxicology report to determine whether drugs were a factor. They said it doesn't seem the suspect fired his weapon at any residents.
According to investigators, the 34-year-old suspect barricaded himself inside a yard in front of a trailer when officers got to the scene. Cotter said he was seen going in and out of the trailer, as well as walking around the yard.
"We negotiated with him for several hours, attempting to deescalated the situation" Cotter said. "He continued to have the shotgun in his hand. Our SWAT team was deployed, and they also attempted to de-escalate the situation."
The suspect pointed his shotgun at officers about 12:30 a.m. Sunday and was killed when SWAT officers returned fired, deputies said. He died at the scene.
"We used CS gas and less than lethal rounds in attempt to deescalate and end the situation, which that was not successful," Cotter said. "And we returned fire when he pointed the shot gun at our deputies."