HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – A man who was wanted for sexual assault of a child was fatally shot by members of the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Task Force in east Harris County Wednesday morning.
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said members of the task force were in the 14600 block of Lourdes Drive, attempting to arrest the fugitive wanted for five counts of sexual assault of a child.
He then got into his vehicle, and deputies tried to stop him.
The man retrieved a pistol, and officers fired their weapons, shooting the man.
He was wanted for charges out of Jackson County. His name and age were not released.
Gonzalez said no law enforcement officers were injured during the shooting, and this case will be presented to a grand jury.
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On Tuesday, another suspect was shot by a US Marshal and Harris County Sheriff’s deputy 10 minutes away from where the shooting happened today.
Gonzalez said the suspect fired at law enforcement while they were serving a drug-related warrant.
The suspect was transported to the hospital and expected to survive. No law enforcement officers were injured.