Off-Duty Texas Officer Fatally Shoots Robbery Suspect
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An off-duty Richmond police officer fatally shot a robbery suspect Tuesday morning after she said three men tried to rob her in the parking lot of a Jersey Village apartment complex, police told KPRC Local 2.
Two of three robbery suspects were hit when the off-duty officer opened fire at about 7:06 a.m. on Pleasant Colony Drive near Steepleway Boulevard.
Emergency workers pronounced one of the suspects shot dead at the scene. The other suspect who was shot was taken to a hospital in an unknown condition.
Officers with the Jersey Village Police Department arrested a third suspect who was hiding in some nearby bushes.
Investigators said the off-duty officer works for the Richmond Police Department but was not in uniform when the shooting happened.
Authorities have not said if the off-duty officer was injured during the incident.
The identities of the people involved have not been released.