{"id":99136,"date":"2024-01-06T17:07:59","date_gmt":"2024-01-06T23:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=99136"},"modified":"2024-01-06T17:07:59","modified_gmt":"2024-01-06T23:07:59","slug":"99136","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=99136","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

Suspected robber shot to death in southeast Houston shootout, police say\u00a0 Another suspect on the run<\/a><\/p>\n

HOUSTON \u2014 A man was shot to death in a shootout early Saturday morning after police believe he and one other person attempted to rob a woman at gunpoint in southeast Houston.<\/p>\n

This happened around 1 a.m. on\u00a0Maxwell Lane<\/a>, which is south of the Gulf Freeway near Highway 90.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Houston Police Department<\/a> said a man and a woman had just gotten back from getting food when the man went up to his apartment and the woman was about to leave in her truck. That’s when two people reportedly approached her with pistols. Police said they forced the woman out of the truck at gunpoint. The man heard the commotion from his apartment and came out with his own firearm.<\/p>\n

Police said a shootout occurred and one of the robbery suspects was killed. The other took off running. No other injuries were reported. Witnesses stayed at the scene and were cooperating with officers, according to HPD.<\/p>\n

Watch the update police gave at the scene:<\/strong>
\n