HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A Texas Southern University Police Department officer working security at an apartment complex opened fire on someone who got away, according to Houston police on Wednesday morning.
It happened at about 4 a.m. at the Fountains at Almeda.
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The officer was notified about suspicious activity inside an open building on the property.
When he went inside, he saw a person in there and identified himself as an officer, police told ABC13.
That's when a male lunged toward the officer, who then fired a shot one time, said HPD Asst. Chief E. Garcia.
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Police believe the person wasn't injured, but whoever it was got away.
The officer, who was not injured, has been with the agency for seven years.