Houston police fatally shoot armed woman in body armor

HOUSTON (KIAH) — A police-involved shooting occurred yesterday in the 1600 block of West 13th Street leaving a female suspect dead.

According to reports, Houston Police Department (HPD) responded to a disturbance around 9:00 p.m. at the the above address.

During the investigation, HPD officers learned that the woman harassed a group of on-duty CenterPoint Energy workers. Officers attempted to contact the suspect, but she barricaded herself inside her home while wearing body armor and brandishing a handgun from a second floor window…

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