A man was shot by a Houston Police Department officer Thursday night after he reportedly pointed a gun at a father and child near the entrance of the Briar Village neighborhood.
The man is known to police and was hospitalized in stable condition after the shooting, HPD Assistant Chief James Skelton told OnScene TV.
Around 6:44 p.m. Thursday night, HPD received a call regarding a suspicious person with a weapon in the 14300 block of Westheimer, he said. The area is in west Houston…