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.…