Officials urged people in the area, in the city’s southwest, to shelter in place, Fox 26 reported.

An additional suspect was killed in the gunfire, according to KTRK. Police were approaching a home in a burglary call when shots rang out, sources told Fox 26.

It happened at a home in the 8700 block of Sterlingame just before 12:30pm near Beltway 8 and Highway 59. SWAT and K-9 officers are searching the area for a Hispanic male suspect wearing dark clothing and a blue bandanna. He is considered armed and extremely dangerous.

Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo advises residents in the area to shelter in place, and others to avoid the area. The following schools are on lockdown during the police investigation.
Valley West Elementary School (HISD)
Gross Elementary School (HISD)
Welch Middle School (HISD)
HCC Brays Oaks Campus

School officials at Gross Elementary are now releasing students to their parents.

Residents in the following area are being asked to shelter-in-place until further notice:
South of Bellfort Avenue
West of Gessner Drive
North of W Airport Blvd
East of Beltway 8/Sam Houston Tollway

One officer was in critical condition at Memorial Hermann Hospital-Texas Medical Center but injuries were unclear. The officer officer was recovering in stable condition at Ben Taub Hospital.

Police have established a perimeter around the neighborhood in SW Houston. Only patrol cars being allowed into the scene. #ABC13 #hounews pic.twitter.com/N2DIqyPJhH

— Steve Campion (@SteveABC13) February 28, 2017

Houston police have surrounded the Glenshire neighborhood as they search for suspects. #ABC13 #hounews pic.twitter.com/jTcLlPK1M6

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— Steve Campion (@SteveABC13) February 28, 2017

.@Houstonpolice officer wounded in officer involved shooting arrives at Ben Taub Hospital. https://t.co/DnMNFqtYQe pic.twitter.com/GU8Cly3JpM

— ABC13 Houston (@abc13houston) February 28, 2017

#BREAKING: @MiyaShay reports on the officers injured and the suspects linked to the officer involved shooting https://t.co/DnMNFqtYQe pic.twitter.com/wOn9rEqhst

— ABC13 Houston (@abc13houston) February 28, 2017

#BREAKING – Heavy police presence at Oglethorpe Dr & the Beltway feeder road in SW Houston. 2 officers injured. Coverage on #ABC13. #hounews pic.twitter.com/YafxJSXJpG

— Steve Campion (@SteveABC13) February 28, 2017

ABC 13 reports that according to Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, Officer Jose Munoz was taken to Ben Taub Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries to his foot. Officer Ronny Cortez, who was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital, is in critical condition. Both officers are married, according to Turner. Officer Cortez, a 24-year veteran, was reportedly able to visit briefly with his wife, but a bullet is lodged close to his spine.

Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo thanked United Airlines, for helping to bring a daughter of one of the injured officers home from college out of state.

This is an ongoing situation and we will keep you updated as more details emerge.

Our hearts and prayers go out to all those involved.

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