Fort Bend Deputies Exchange Gun Fire With Suspect At Houston Club

HOUSTON, TX — A trendy sports bar called The Address near Midtown was the scene of a shooting early Monday morning between two Fort Bend County Sheriff's deputies and one unknown man.

According to Houston police, two Fort Bend deputies were working security at The Address, located at 3333 Raleigh Street, when they noticed a disturbance between several men in the front parking lot area shortly after midnight.

One man then ran across Old Spanish Trail, where deputies saw him pull a pistol from his waist band and fire several times at other patrons. The deputies chased the suspect and yelled "police," and commanded the suspect to drop his weapon. The man stopped, turned toward the deputies and fired several times at them. The deputies, in fear of their safety and for the safety of others, fired their duty weapons back at him.

The suspect then ran westbound toward Highway 288 and then southbound until the deputies lost sight of him. It is unknown at this time if the man was struck by one of their shots.

The suspect, who remains at-large, is described only as a black male, 210 pounds, between 5-foot-7 inches to 5-10, and between 27-32 years old. He was wearing a white Chicago Bulls basketball jersey, possibly with the number 23, and blue jeans.

As is customary in officer-involved shooting incident(s) in the city limits, this case is being investigated by the HPD Homicide Division Special Investigations Unit and the Harris County District Attorney's Office.

The Address closes at 2 a.m. every day.

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