Snapchat video shows police rush in to help injured officers

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A neighbor captured some tense moments on Snapchat as police rushed in to help four HPD officers who were shot and one that was injured while serving a warrant.

The woman who recorded the video, Rosie Tellez, can be heard talking to another bystander as SWAT teams take cover in the 7800 block of Harding.
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"Yeah, they're shooting! They've shot two SWAT....teams," she says. "There goes one, and one's on the floor...two's on the floor."

Video shows one officer with a gunshot wound to the arm being assisted at the scene.

"I was leaving the gym and this is the route I usually take," Rosie told ABC13 Eyewitness News. "That's when I heard gunshots."

WATCH: Rosie explains what she saw during shooting

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Houston police said suspects opened fire on the officers, who were serving a narcotics warrant.

"It all happened pretty fast," Rosie said.



Rosie pulled her phone out and captured the intense exchange.

"I heard a lot of gunshots, guys," Rosie said. "I am praying for the officers. I have a nephew who is an officer, so I pray for the officers deeply."

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