Houston security officer gunned down at apartment complex
Houston TX July 23, 2023
Police are reporting that a security officer has been shot and killed at a local apartment complex overnight.
The Houston Police Department said the deadly shooting happened in the 3400 block of Blalock Road.
Police responded after receiving calls about a shooting.
Police say that neighbors heard gunfire and found the security officer shot in the driveway.
Officers said they spotted the suspect, who then ran into a neighborhood on Campbell Road. HPD canines helped sniff out the suspect about two miles from the scene.
Lt. Larry Crowson said the suspect was injured, having “canine contact,” and he is expected to be OK.
A motive has not yet been released.
The name of the security officer has not been released.
This is the second murder of a security officer in the past twenty four hours and the third security officer to have been shot in Texas this week.
