Texas constable deputy shot in Houston outside Family Law Center, suspect wounded

A pistillate Texas lawman was changeable Monday adjacent the Harris County Family Law Center successful downtown Houston and the fishy was besides wounded, authorities said. 

Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said authorities received reports of a shooting astatine the Criminal Justice Complex astatine astir 12:30 p.m. The injured Harris County Pct. 1 constable deputy, identified arsenic Sheila Jones, was taken to the Memorial Hermann Medical Center by helicopter.

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A lawman was changeable Monday adjacent the Harris County Family Law Center. (KRIV)

Jones was moving information astatine the Family Law Center erstwhile a convulsive altercation happened. After seeing that the fishy had a weapon, deputies chased him earlier helium allegedly opened fire, constabulary said. 

After Jones was shot, different deputies changeable the suspect, who was besides hospitalized. It wasn't wide however galore shots were fired. 

Jones and the fishy are expected to recover. 

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Authorities gathered successful downtown Houston aft a lawman was changeable connected Monday.  (KRIV)

A motive for the shooting has not been determined. 

Jones, an Army seasoned whose lad serves with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, has worked successful instrumentality enforcement for 30 years, the past 2 with the Harris County Precinct 1 Constable's Office, authorities told reporters astatine the scene.

She usually worked astatine the region attorney's office.

Houston constabulary aft a shooting successful which Harris County Pct. 1 constable lawman Sheila Jones and a fishy were some wounded.  (KRIV)

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The Houston Police Department is starring the probe into Monday's shooting.