Random Traffic Stop Turns Into Shoot Out and An Officer Shot

HPD Officer J. Sallee, who discharged his duty weapon, suffered a gunshot wound to the lower pelvic area and was transported to Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital in stable condition. Officer M. McMurtry, who also discharged his duty weapon, was not injured in this incident.

Members of the HPD Narcotics Division were conducting a multi-agency narcotics investigation in the area of the above address.  As part of the investigation, officers with the HPD Highway Interdiction Unit conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle, driven by Bryan, who stopped at a gas station at the above address.  Officers approached the vehicle, made contact with the driver and asked him to exit the vehicle.  The suspect (Bryan) then produced a weapon and fired several shots at the officers.  Officer Sallee was struck at this time.  Fearing for their lives, Officers Sallee and McMurtry discharged their duty weapons, striking the suspect.  Officer Sallee was transported by private vehicle to the hospital.  Houston Fire Department paramedics transported the suspect to an area hospital in stable condition.