HOUSTON – Officials with Harris County Sheriff’s Office are investigating after a burglary suspect barricaded himself inside a business following a shootout with a deputy in northwest Harris County Friday.
Units responded to a call for service at a business located at 13400 FM 529 after reports of a man breaking into the building at around 1:20 a.m.
According to Deputy Thomas Gilliland, the business owner told deputies that the suspect broke through one of their doors.
@HCSOTexas unit responded to a call for service at the 13400 blk of FM 529, reference to a burglary of a business involving a male wearing a mask. Preliminary info: upon arrival, our deputy & a possible suspect exchanged gunfire. The male possibly retreated into the building 1/2 pic.twitter.com/CMTCbVtLsN
— Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) July 8, 2022
Upon arrival, a deputy and the masked suspect exchanged gunfire. Neither the deputy or the suspect were hit.
After a perimeter was set, deputies said the man retreated into the building and has remained barricaded inside for almost seven hours.
According to Deputy Gilliland, deputies are using tear gas, robots, and drones to try and get the suspect out of the building.
After seven hours, the suspect surrendered and was taken into custody by deputies.
Deputy Gilliland said an investigation is ongoing as it was an officer-involved shooting.