HOUSTON – A murder suspect who barricaded himself inside an apartment after a man was fatally shot is now in custody, Houston police said.
Police said officers responded to reports of a shooting at an apartment complex located in the 9300 block of Country Creek Dr. around 12:22 a.m. Thursday.
When they arrived at the scene, they found a man with multiple gunshot wounds on the ground. He was transported to the hospital where he later died.
According to investigators, a man that authorities were questioning stopped cooperating with officers and barricaded themselves inside an apartment, which further delayed the investigation.
Officers with HPD Homicide division filed a search warrant and called SWAT for assistance.
After nine hours, SWAT officers breached the apartment door and took the man into custody without incident. He was then referred to investigators for questioning.
No one else was inside the apartment at the time, according to police.