Post by pavel on Jan 19, 2016 16:35:31 GMT -6
A police officer was shot and wounded while foiling an attempted robbery in northeast Houston, police said - just days after another Houston Police officer was shot and wounded while on duty.
The incident occurred around 12:05 p.m., outside a Family Dollar on the corner of Van Zandt and Homestead, Houston Police Chief Charles A. McClelland said at a press conference Tuesday afternoon, identifying the wounded officer as Jason Rhodes.
The 32-year-old officer, assigned to Northeast Patrol, spotted two people about to enter the store with their heads covered, McClelland said.
"It's pretty apparent from the evidence, more than likely this was going to be a robbery," he said, explaining that when Officer Rhodes intervened, the pair fled on foot.
Read more: www.chron.com/houston/article/Police-officer-wounded-in-shooting-in-NE-Houston-6769116.php
The incident occurred around 12:05 p.m., outside a Family Dollar on the corner of Van Zandt and Homestead, Houston Police Chief Charles A. McClelland said at a press conference Tuesday afternoon, identifying the wounded officer as Jason Rhodes.
The 32-year-old officer, assigned to Northeast Patrol, spotted two people about to enter the store with their heads covered, McClelland said.
"It's pretty apparent from the evidence, more than likely this was going to be a robbery," he said, explaining that when Officer Rhodes intervened, the pair fled on foot.
Read more: www.chron.com/houston/article/Police-officer-wounded-in-shooting-in-NE-Houston-6769116.php