Off-Duty Police Officer Shoots Patient at Texas Hospital

An off-duty Houston police officer shot a “combative” patient at St. Joseph Medical Center on Thursday, according to KHOU TV.

The shooting happened around 11 a.m. when two officers working security at the hospital tried to subdue the patient during a struggle.

Police say the patient survived and no one else was injured.

The Associated Press reported that the patient, 26, is in critical condition. Hospital official Annette Garber told AP that the patient was being “very agressive” toward the staff, which prompted them to call the security officers. She also said the officers were being treated for non-life threatening injuries.

Garber didn’t idenify the patient or disclose why he was being treated at the hospital. 

[Photo: St. Joeseph Medical Center]