A man has been arrested after barricaded himself in a Houston-area apartment unit with a hostage after shooting at police.
The scene was first reported by Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez at around 8:30 p.m. Friday night. Authorities Harris County Sheriff’s Office responded to a disturbance call on the 500 block of Normandy Street in Greens Bayou.
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When authorities arrived, they were met with gunshots, before the shooter ran into an apartment unit.
An hour after the initial confrontation, Sheriff Gonzalez reported that the man has an adult female hostage in the unit with him. The Harris County SWAT team was on the scene.
20 minutes after that report, it was announced that the man was taken into custody without further incident. The female hostage was not injured during the arrest.
The male has been taken into custody without further incident and the female is safe. Outstanding work by @HCSOSWAT and all our teammates on-scene. https://t.co/a2eJ11C4aN
— Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) July 13, 2024