Snapchat video shows police rush in to help injured officers

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Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Police rush in to help shot officers in Snapchat video
Snapchat video shows the aftermath of a shooting involving five Houston police 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.

"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

"It all happened pretty fast." Rosie Tellez didn't expect to get caught in the middle of a shooting involving five injured officers.

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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