A suspect has been arrested for allegedly pointing a gun at two firefighters during a medical call in southwest Houston, according to the Houston Police Department.
Jaime Marquez, 23, is charged with two counts of aggravated assault against a public servant, authorities said.
The incident happened in the 6000 block of Bissonnet around 11 p.m. on Saturday.
According to police, the firefighters responded to the Ashford Buena Vista Apartments to check on a 23-year-old patient who told officials he was having seizures. The man reportedly began responding confused.
Police said the man asked if he could retrieve a shirt from his room but returned with a weapon described as a loaded firearm and pointed it at the firefighters.
The firefighters, fearing for their lives, ran from the apartment and jumped from a second-floor balcony. One injured his right arm, and the other hurt his face.
Officials said they are expected to be OK after being taken to a local hospital.
Mayor John Whitmire and Houston Firefighters Union president Marty Lancton held a news conference Sunday after talking to the injured firefighters.