HOUSTON, Texas – Houston police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that left an armed male suspect dead Sunday night following reports of gunfire at a hotel along the Southwest Freeway.
Officers responded around 9:10 p.m. to reports of shots fired at the Comfort Inn & Suites SW Houston Sugarland located at 11050 Southwest Freeway. Preliminary information indicated a male suspect was discharging a firearm from the third floor of the building, according to the Houston Police Department.
Upon arrival, officers were directed by a citizen to the right side of the property, where they observed a man matching the suspect’s description carrying a rifle. Police said officers issued verbal commands ordering the suspect to drop the weapon. The suspect instead raised the rifle, pointed it at officers, and fired…