Security guard opens fire at Midtown construction site

Two men are on the run after they approached a security guard with a gun in Midtown.

Houston Police say the security guard was working at a construction site on Travis near Anita when he saw two men inside a gated area.

When the security guard approached the two men, one of them pulled out a pistol.

The security guard opened fire on the suspects, but it is not known whether either of the men were hit in the gunfire.

HPD set up a perimeter and used K-9 units to search for the men, but neither were found.

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