Home invasion suspect shot multiple times after allegedly getting into shootout with Beechnut homeowners, Houston police say

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A violent home invasion in Houston’s Alief neighborhood on Friday ended with one of the alleged suspects in the hospital, police said.

The Houston Police Department said that around 11 p.m., a woman called 911 saying four to five men were outside her home on Beechnut, banging on her door with guns.

According to police, the suspects forced their way in at some point, at which point there was an exchange of gunfire between the people living in the apartment and the group of suspects.

During the shooting, a suspect was reportedly hit.

“No one was injured inside the home, but one of the suspects was struck multiple times in the head,” HPD Lt. T. Riley said. “He was transported to a local hospital and is in critical condition.”

It is not yet known what happened to the other suspects accused of burglarizing the house or what their motive was.

If you have any information, authorities urge you to call Crime Stoppers or HPD’s Major Assault Division.

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