BREAKING Man with AK-47-style weapon shot during exchange of gunfire with HPD | Suspect had ankle monitor, police say
A man accused of using an AK-47-style weapon was shot in an exchange of gunfire with police in northwest Houston on Thursday morning.
Video from the scene showed the suspect's truck and a Houston police cruiser riddled with bullet holes in the windshield. The man reportedly refused to stop and tried to speed off, but hit a tree. At some point, police said he threw something out of his window.Investigators said the man fired at two police officers through his windshield with a short AK-47-style rifle. The officers shot back.No officers were hurt in the shootout.
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