Texas Deputy Shoots Homeowner's Father During Home Invasion Call
By Hannah Dellinger
Houston Chronicle
December 27, 2019
HOUSTON -- A woman reported a home invasion to police Thursday night, but when a Harris County deputy responded to the home north of Houston her father wound up being shot, according to law-enforcement officials.
Two Harris County deputies responded to the home in the 800 block of Darbydale Crossing Lane around 7 p.m., the sheriff’s office said, after athe woman called to report that she heard sounds in the downstairs area of her home.
As they arrived, the deputies saw a vehicle parked on the lawn of the home, according to the sheriff’s office, and they encountered a man in front of the home.
One of the deputies fired his weapon at the person he believed to be a burglary suspect, shooting the man in the leg, according to the statement.
What took place between the officers and the man prior to the shooting is still under investigation, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office said at the scene.
The father was responsive before he was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, officials said.
No deputies were injured during the incident, according to the sheriff’s office. The name of the officer who shot the man has not been released to the public.
There were multiple people in the home at the time, the spokesperson said, including children.
The sheriff’s office’s Homicide Unit, its internal affairs division and the Harris County District Attorney’s Office are investigating the shooting.
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That's what he gets for parking on the lawn.
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