Armed Man Takes Dad Into Bathroom And Barricades, Houston, TX
INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 8-16-26 | ~12:00 a.m.
LOCATION: 6600 De Moss
AREA/CITY: Houston
DETAILS:
- Officers responded to an open-line disturbance call.
- Officers found a man who then barricaded himself inside a restroom after seeing them.
- The man took his father into the restroom with him.
- Officers had information that the man was armed.
- Officers attempted to communicate with the man and gave him verbal commands.
- The man did not comply with the commands.
- The man’s mother was safely evacuated from the apartment.
- The Houston Police Department’s SWAT and hostage negotiation teams responded.
- The man and his father were brought out safely.
- No injuries were reported.
- The original disturbance reportedly involved a text message received by the man.
HANDLING AGENCIES: HPD
SOT(s): Lt. Ali
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