Dana Drive standoff: Woman arrested after SWAT scene, accused of pointing gun at deputies, family members

TOMBALL, Texas (KTRK) — A SWAT standoff ended with the arrest of a woman accused of causing a disturbance among her family and deputies by opening fire in northwest Harris County, according to investigators.

Major EB Doyen of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office said the standoff occurred at 8:30 p.m. Saturday in the 22700 block of Dana Drive, near Alice Road.

Officers received a domestic disturbance call involving a weapon and discovered that the suspect, a 31-year-old woman, had allegedly brandished a gun at her stepfather and mother.

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HCSO said as officers attempted to calm the woman down, she allegedly pointed the gun at them. In response, the officers shot the suspect several times.

Neither the suspect nor the deputies were injured, authorities said.

Authorities activated the SWAT team to negotiate, and they were able to convince the woman to surrender peacefully.