Houston SWAT: Suspect arrested after cutting brother’s throat with knife near Sharpstown

The Brief

  • A dispute between family members escalated when a suspect pulled out two knives and allegedly cut his brother in the throat.
  • Houston police called SWAT to the scene after the suspect barricaded himself inside the home.
  • SWAT reportedly used CS gas, similar to tear gas, to get the suspect out of the home.

HOUSTON A family disturbance in the southwest Houston area quickly escalated Thursday evening after a man reportedly attacked his brother with a knife and barricaded himself inside a home.

Barricaded suspect in southwest Houston

What we know:

The incident began on Thursday, around 7:20 p.m. when officers with the Mid-Wet station were called about a family disturbance on Hornwood Drive and learned that an argument had broken out among family members.

Lieutenant Pulido says during the dispute, a suspect in his late 30s pulled out two knives and slashed his older brother in the throat.

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