Hostage negotiators were trying early Thursday to coax out a handcuffed suspect who fired on two Harris County Sheriff's Office deputies Wednesday night, injuring one of them.
One deputy was shot in an arm while responding to a disturbance call before midnight Wednesday, and another narrowly escaped injury when a bullet grazed his pant leg, authorities said.
A second person, uninvolved in the altercation, also was shot after the two Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the call before 10 p.m., the Houston Chronicle reported.
The officers identified a suspect and put handcuffs on him. The suspect then took a gun from his waistband and began firing at the deputies, Houston's ABC 13 reported.
The officer shot in an arm was alert as he was transported to a nearby Memorial Hospital in the Woodlands, the Harris County Sheriff's Office said.
By 11 p.m. more than a dozen officers had arrived at the scene, closing off nearby streets to traffic.
"Expect large police presence," Sheriff Ed Gonzalez tweeted. "Avoid the area."
By 11:30 p.m. the Harris County Sheriff's office tweeted, "UPDATE: Deputy involved in Kipland Way shooting was wounded in the arm and is alert, en route to Memorial Hermann in The Woodlands. Suspect believe to be inside home. #HouNews"
The suspect barricaded himself in a home where hostage negotiaters were trying to coax him out.
The motive for the shooting was not immediately known.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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