HOUSTON – A 31-year-old man was shot by two off-duty officers Wednesday near Houston's Museum District.
According to police, around 2 a.m. people at Faces Ultra Lounge advised the two officers, Nathaniel Jones and Anthony Ruben, of an altercation in the parking lot.
The officers, who were working security at the club in the 5100 block of Almeda, saw Christopher Maxwell with an assault rifle, police said. The officers ordered Maxwell to drop the gun. When he did not comply, they opened fire, according to officials.
Maxwell remains in Ben Taub Hospital, police said.
No on else was injured in the shooting.
Maxwell has been charged with aggravated assault against a public servant.
"It's a dangerous job out here. We're very proud of the officers, the way they performed," acting police Chief Troy Finner said. "When everybody's asleep they are out here making our streets safe and I'm proud of that."
He asked for prayers for the officers and for Maxwell's family.
Jones and Ruben were place on administrative leave for at least three days, Finner said.
A special investigation unit and the district attorney's office will conduct a joint investigation into the shooting.
The shooting is under investigation.
