HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – A suspect, who was shot by a US Marshal and a Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputy, fired at officials first while they were serving a drug related warrant on Tuesday in northeast Harris County, according to authorities.
Deputies were dispatched to the 100 block of Black Walnut Drive at around 6 a.m.
The deputy was part of the US Marshal’s Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Task Force that was serving a DEA warrant related to felony drug charges. They arrived at the scene and knocked on the door of a house and announced themselves.
They didn’t get a response, then they entered the house.
HCSO said the suspect tied to the drug crimes saw two officers and fired at them, and a bullet struck a shield they were carrying.
The officers then fired their weapons, and the suspect was shot once. He was taken to a hospital and is expected to be OK.
Authorities were not injured.
There were six other people inside the home, including women and children. The adults were detained as officials investigate.