[UPDATE: 2 OFFICERS IN CRITICAL CONDITION] — Police confirm FIVE police officers have been shot in Houston!

by The Right Scoop

Five police officers have been shot in Houston, Tx, according to official word from HPD Chief Art Acevedo:


According to ABC 13:

Houston Police Union President Joe Gamaldi confirmed five officers were hit. There’s no immediate word on their conditions, but Life Flight was called to the scene. All the officers have been taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital.

 
There’s also word that the suspect is down:

Actually, it’s now being reported the suspect is dead.

I think it’s too early to know the exact details, but here’s a tweet from the Houston Police:

Here is livestream coverage from Houston of this shooting:

 
UPDATE:

“5 HPD officers shot, one suspect dead, 2 others barricaded in home. Several swat scenes here. Condition of officers unknown.”

 
UPDATE:

The president of the HPOU (Houston Police Officer’s Union) tweeted out that 3 of the officers are in stable condition, but 2 are still in critical condition:


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