HPD: Suspect dead after shooting officer in the leg, firing multiple shots at SWAT team – KHOU

SWAT was called to the apartment complex in southeast Houston after a shooting. The suspect was barricaded in an apartment and fired more than ten rounds at police, who did not return fire.

Police responded to a shooting at an apartment complex around 2:11 a.m. Saturday. An officer was shot in the leg and transported to an area hospital where he was treated and released.

Exec Asst Chief James Jones Media Briefing on Conclusion of Scene at 12801 Roydon Dr https://t.co/OtYq9W0g9d

— Houston Police (@houstonpolice) June 18, 2022

The suspect was dead of a self-inflicted gun shot wound by the time the SWAT team was able to enter the residence of the suspect who shot the officer.

The officer who had been shot earlier was treated at the hospital and will be okay and recover at home.

Metro Houston has lost six officers so far in 2022. Three of which were due to shootings. The other three involved motor vehicle accidents, two of which were due to drunk drivers.

For more on this story, please consider these sources:

1. Spring ISD Announces New Staff Roles + Police Officer Shot In Leg – Patch
2. Houston police officer shot, suspect dead from a self-inflicted gunshot – Fox News
3. Officer shot: Active SWAT scene at Roydon Street and Kurland after officer was shot in leg, police say – KTRK
4. Gunman dies after shooting, injuring officer, SWAT standoff – Houston Chronicle