According to authorities, police were called to the 800 block of Retama just after 10 p.m. Sunday on a reported burglary in which the suspect threatened a resident with a deadly weapon.
Police said the suspect ran from the house to a neighboring home where an officer confronted the assailant. The suspect was then shot and killed.
The Galveston County district attorney and sheriff's offices are investigating the incident.
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