Breaking - Houston Police Department responding to report of several officers shot

[Sanguine]

Houston Police are responding to a report of several officers shot. The incident reportedly occurred about 5 p.m. near Harding St. and Fennell. There is also one suspect reported dead at the scene, according to HPD.

Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo tweeted, "We have had several officers shot please pray for officers on the way to the scene now more information to follow."

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner tweeted that 3 officers were reportedly shot.

Joseph Gamaldi, President of the Houston Police Officers' Union tells Chron.com that five officers were injured....

https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/HPD-responding-to-report-of-several-officers-shot-13568491.php

[GrouchoTex]

Oh, no.

[Gefn]

Latest from Fox

https://www.foxnews.com/us/multiple-police-officers-injured-in-houston-shooting-officials-say

Prayers up

[mystery-ak]

Updated 3 mins ago
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) --
Several Houston police officers have been shot, according to HPD Chief Art Acevedo. The officers were reportedly serving a narcotics warrant.


Chief Art Acevedo
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@ArtAcevedo

We have had several officers shot please pray for officers on the way to the scene now more information to follow.

more
https://abc13.com/5-houston-police-officers-shot-according-to-hpd-union/5110369/

[mystery-ak]

[Elderberry]

A suspect is down after five police officers were shot Monday afternoon in Houston, according to Houston mayor Sylvester Turner.

Houston police chief Art Acevedo confirmed the shootings, tweeting, “We have had several officers shot. Please pray for officers.”

The Houston Police Department, in a tweet, said police were responding to a scene at 7800 Harding where “officers have been struck with gunfire following an encounter with a suspect.”

The injured officers are en route to hospitals, the tweet said.

A tweet from the city's Police Officers' Union said one of the injured officers was flown to a hospital by helicopter.

https://www.kbtx.com/content/news/504991642.html

[RoosGirl]

Didn't this same thing happen in Houston a couple years ago?

[corbe]

   You may be referring to Dallas /2016

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_shooting_of_Dallas_police_officers

[RoosGirl]

   You may be referring to Dallas /2016

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_shooting_of_Dallas_police_officers

Yes, thanks for the reminder.

[Wingnut]

Five Houston police officers have been shot in southeast Houston. The officers were reportedly serving a narcotics warrant.

2 suspects were kilt dead.

[240B]

Apparently there were multiple shooters, one of which was killed. If 5 officers were shot, assuming not all officers were shot, then this must have been a fairly big police raid. The reports are not very specific.

How many shooters were involved.
How many officers were involved.
We don't know.

[Sanguine]

And, it sounds like SWAT is trying to negotiate with someone(s) inside the house.

[Gefn]

Five Houston police officers have been shot in southeast Houston. The officers were reportedly serving a narcotics warrant.

2 suspects were kilt dead.

I hope the officers will be ok

[Elderberry]

Five Houston police officers have been shot in southeast Houston. The officers were reportedly serving a narcotics warrant.

Life Flight was called to the scene. All the officers have been taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital. Two of the officers are in critical condition. The other three officers are listed as stable.

Houston police have confirmed one suspect is dead at the scene. SWAT officers are working to determine if anyone else is in the home.

https://abc13.com/5-houston-police-officers-shot-1-suspect-killed/5110369/

[Elderberry]

Five Houston police officers shot; 2 of 3 suspects dead

"I've just learned one officer was shot in the leg, one in the shoulder and one in the face," KHOU 11 News reporter Brett Buffington tweeted.

Two suspects are dead inside the house where officers were serving a warrant when gunfire broke out.  Police are using a robot to search for the third suspect.

HPD and Harris County Sheriff's Office SWAT teams are still on the scene.

The shooting happened just before 4 p.m. in a residential neighborhood in the 7800 block of Harding. That's just a few blocks from Milby High School.

One neighbor said she heard about 15 shots.

https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/five-houston-police-officers-shot-2-of-3-suspects-dead/285-d0743b30-9cf3-428c-a278-9d8ae8dc4e09

[Gefn]

This site is live

https://www.click2houston.com/news/several-officers-shot-in-southeast-houston-chief-says


Says two officers hit in the neck....

[Sanguine]

Thanks, @Freya.

[Bigun]

According to a text I just received from an HPD officer,  all of the officers are expected to pull through.  Thank you Lord!

[Sanguine]

According to a text I just received from an HPD officer,  all of the officers are expected to pull through.  Thank you Lord!

Yes, indeed!  Thanks, Bigun.

[Gefn]

Yes, indeed!  Thanks, Bigun.

 

[Smokin Joe]

According to a text I just received from an HPD officer,  all of the officers are expected to pull through.  Thank you Lord!

[verga]

BKMK

[Restored]

Any word on the perps?

[Elderberry]

Any word on the perps?

Two suspects were killed in an exchange of gunfire, but Houston police have not released information on their identities.

According to HPD Chief Art Acevedo, the suspects are believed to have been trafficking black tar heroin.

[Sanguine]

Two suspects were killed in an exchange of gunfire, but Houston police have not released information on their identities.

According to HPD Chief Art Acevedo, the suspects are believed to have been trafficking black tar heroin.

Hmmm.  We know where that comes from.

[Bigun]

Hmmm.  We know where that comes from.

We also know that those two won't be dealing anymore!

[Wingnut]

We also know that those two won't be dealing anymore!

it's the politics of contraband....
it's the lure of easy money
it's gotta very strong appeal

[Bigun]

it's the politics of contraband....
it's the lure of easy, tax-free, money
it's gotta very strong appeal

Yep!  And THAT is precisely why the good ole USA has one of the highest incarceration rates in the world!  Take away the tax free part of the equation and it begins to lose its luster.
 

[txradioguy]

it's the politics of contraband....
it's the lure of easy money
it's gotta very strong appeal

Well I'm sorry it went down like this
But someone had to lose
It's the nature of the business
It's the smugglers blues

[Elderberry]

https://www.kwtx.com/content/news/Five-police-officers-shot-in-Houston-504991222.html

Chief: Injured Houston officer shot 3 times in line of duty

Houston's police chief says one of four narcotics officers shot while serving a search warrant at a suspected drug house has been struck by gunfire two other times during his career.

Police Chief Art Acevedo said Tuesday that the 54-year-old police supervisor, whose name hasn't been released, was also shot in 1992 and 1997. Acevedo didn't provide details of the other shootings.

Acevedo says that the officer told him in a note that he had to go into the house Monday after his colleagues were shot because he knew his "guys were down."

Acevedo described the officer as "tough as nails."

He says: "The only thing bigger than his body, in terms of his stature, is his courage."

Four of the officers were shot and a fifth suffered a knee injury.

Acevedo says two of the officers who were shot were hit in the neck by gunfire and are in critical but stable condition.

The other three officers are in stable condition and are expected to make a full recovery.

[mountaineer]

Houston police had previously bought black tar heroin at the home, Chief Art Acevedo said Tuesday. When a narcotics unit raided the house, officers swiftly came under fire, and a pit bull charged the first officer through the door, he said.

When Monday afternoon's raid was over, two suspects were dead and five officers were injured, four of them suffering gunshot wounds.

The first officer fired a shotgun blast, killing the dog. Suspect Dennis Tuttle, 59, initially retreated but returned with a .357 Magnum, shooting the officer in the shoulder, the chief said.  ...

Acevedo and Michelle McNutt, chief of trauma surgery at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston, provided updates on four of the officers, explaining that the family of the fifth officer has requested no information be released:

• The 54-year-old who "heroically made the entry" was shot in the face and required surgery. He is recovering, but the facial trauma team will have to perform more operations in the future.
• A 50-year-old sergeant who suffered a gunshot wound to the face required no surgery. The officer, who has 25 years on the force, is stable and will be released later Tuesday or Wednesday.
• Another 50-year-old sergeant, a 27-year veteran, who suffered an knee injury is recovering and will be released later this week.
• The first officer through the door, a 33-year-old, was shot in the shoulder and has been released. The officer has 10 years on the force.
• The last officer, whose family requested privacy, is in stable condition. Acevedo said he was concerned about the officer, who is "in a really tough fight" and "needs prayers." ...

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[Elderberry]

HPD chief Acevedo IDs suspects, gives update on injured officers

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Acevedo-offers-update-on-injured-officers-13570124.php

Acevedo identified the dead as Rhogena Nicholas, 58, and Dennis Tuttle, 59. Property tax records indicate Tuttle is the owner of the house.

Outside the house in Pecan Park early Tuesday, neighbor Daniel Ramirez said a couple had lived at the home for a while.

Ramirez said the man who lived there often walked his dog. He didn't see the woman as much.

The couple kept to themselves, Ramirez said, adding that he didn't see many visitors there.

At the news conference Tuesday, Acevedo recounted the incident and added more details about it.

The first officer entered the house about 5 p.m., armed with a shotgun. He shot and killed a pit bull that lunged at him, the chief said.

At the same time, Tuttle, armed with a .357 Magnum revolver, came around from the back of the house, opened fire and struck the officer in the shoulder, Acevedo said. The officer fell on a sofa in the living room. At that time, Nicholas reached over the officer and made a move for his shotgun, the chief said.

A backup officer shot at Nicholas, hitting her, Acevedo said.

[Bigun]

HPD chief Acevedo IDs suspects, gives update on injured officers

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Acevedo-offers-update-on-injured-officers-13570124.php

The SOB couldn't even wait for the bodies to get cold!

Acevedo pushes elected officials for gun reform

https://www.chron.com/houston/article/Chief-Art-Acevedo-pushes-elected-officials-for-13570809.php?utm_campaign=hchronfb&fbclid=IwAR0qHaeQSAJ2COiwvykzQEbW9uC8GBNesiFPE3CHazdu1gJnoETfQLu185w

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Who believes making drugs legal will make it less rather than more likely that police will enter harms way?

[IsailedawayfromFR]

The SOB couldn't even wait for the bodies to get cold!

Acevedo pushes elected officials for gun reform

https://www.chron.com/houston/article/Chief-Art-Acevedo-pushes-elected-officials-for-13570809.php?utm_campaign=hchronfb&fbclid=IwAR0qHaeQSAJ2COiwvykzQEbW9uC8GBNesiFPE3CHazdu1gJnoETfQLu185w

From article:
"I would express my personal frustration at lawmakers that know we have a public health epidemic in this country we call gun violence,"

How did this POS ever become chief?  He is saying guns are a threat to public health?

Guns decrease the risk of being hurt, not increase it.  It allows the most vulnerable in our society to defends themselves against those who wish harm.

[Bigun]

Who believes making drugs legal will make it less rather than more likely that police will enter harms way?

Raises hand!

[thackney]

The SOB couldn't even wait for the bodies to get cold!

Acevedo pushes elected officials for gun reform

https://www.chron.com/houston/article/Chief-Art-Acevedo-pushes-elected-officials-for-13570809.php?utm_campaign=hchronfb&fbclid=IwAR0qHaeQSAJ2COiwvykzQEbW9uC8GBNesiFPE3CHazdu1gJnoETfQLu185w

Idiot.  Black Tar Heroin is also illegal.  Gun bans (and any others) only impact the law abiding.

[Smokin Joe]

That's a pretty watery substrate to launch a gun control campaign from.
The perps (according to the Fox article) has two shotguns, a .22 rifle, and"another rifle" in the house. (I guess they didn't count the .357 the officers were wounded with,  unless it was a lever action rifle).

These (allegedly) aren't even the guns the Communists want to ban for most Americans (We heard you Sen. Feinstein, and we see you as the total gun grabber you are).

[Bigun]

Just so you know, there were no drugs found in that house and the people who died had lived there for more than 20 years.

[Smokin Joe]

Just so you know, there were no drugs found in that house and the people who died had lived there for more than 20 years.

So let's see....
Timeline.
Door breached.
Dog attacks first one in.
Dog shot.
Dog owner shoots who shot the dog. (Dog is first line of home defense).
Police shoot people in house, who shoot back.
Hmmmm.

[Sanguine]

Just so you know, there were no drugs found in that house and the people who died had lived there for more than 20 years.

Yes, something seems a bit off here.

[DCPatriot]

Just so you know, there were no drugs found in that house and the people who died had lived there for more than 20 years.

He may have been in back bedroom on the computer when he heard his dog react and get shot...first instinct is to grab your weapon if you can.

GD no-knock warrants....

[Smokin Joe]

He may have been in back bedroom on the computer when he heard his dog react and get shot...first instinct is to grab your weapon if you can.

GD no-knock warrants....

Yep. Bad outcome all around.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Any word on the perps?

HPD chief Acevedo IDs suspects, gives update on injured officers
https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Acevedo-offers-update-on-injured-officers-13570124.php#photo-16843463

[Wingnut]

I'm starting to get a feeling things were not what we are told they were....

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Just so you know, there were no drugs found in that house and the people who died had lived there for more than 20 years.

That is not what this article says.
http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,349531.msg1904210.html#msg1904210
They recovered marijuana and a white powdery suspect, either cocaine or fentanyl, after the firefight. They also recovered two 12-gauge shotguns, a 20-gauge shotgun, a 22-caliber rifle and a second rifle.

[Wingnut]

That is not what this article says.
http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,349531.msg1904210.html#msg1904210
They recovered marijuana and a white powdery suspect, either cocaine or fentanyl, after the firefight. They also recovered two 12-gauge shotguns, a 20-gauge shotgun, a 22-caliber rifle and a second rifle.

Cops would never plant evidence when shit goes south.  Just say'n.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Cops would never plant evidence when shit goes south.  Just say'n.

I will choose to first believe the police to begin with, rather than the other way around.

Did you happen to read the article which indicated that one person opened fire with a .357 mag on one cop while the other tried to get the shotgun from him?
Think that was also a setup, I suppose.

[Smokin Joe]

I will choose to first believe the police to begin with, rather than the other way around.

Did you happen to read the article which indicated that one person opened fire with a .357 mag on one cop while the other tried to get the shotgun from him?
Think that was also a setup, I suppose.

The cop shot first with the .357 Mag had already shot the dog. How were these officers dressed? Plainclothes? Battle rattle? Uniforms?

How well did they identify themselves?

Or did they bust in like a home invasion, shoot the dog, and the residents defend themselves?

I still have some questions, and I tend to give the police the benefit of the doubt.

(And what is a white powdery suspect?)

[Wingnut]

I will choose to first believe the police to begin with, rather than the other way around.

Did you happen to read the article which indicated that one person opened fire with a .357 mag on one cop while the other tried to get the shotgun from him?
Think that was also a setup, I suppose.

Narcotic cops are suspect.  Long history of questionable tactics.