Deputy and suspect wounded in shootout near Downtown Houston Courthouse
HOUSTON, TX – A deputy with the Harris County Constable's Office, Precinct 1, and an armed suspect were both wounded Monday afternoon in a shootout near the Family Law Center in downtown Houston.
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According to law enforcement officials, the incident began around 12:20 p.m. when deputies received information about a man armed with a weapon walking along Caroline Street toward the courthouse complex. A deputy spotted the suspect near the jury assembly building and began pursuing him across San Jacinto and Congress.
Multiple deputies encountered the suspect near 1115 Congress, where an exchange of gunfire took place. The suspect and one deputy, identified as Deputy Sheila Jones, were struck.
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Jones, a veteran of over 3...