Houston Officer Shot and Wounded Responding to Home Invasion

A woman and a young child were inside the house when the two men entered. Two officers responded to the scene after a neighbor called 911 to report the home invasion.

The wounded officer, a nine-year veteran of the police department, is in stable condition and in good spirits, Police Chief Noe Diaz said during a press conference. 

A police officer was shot and wounded while responding to a home invasion in north Houston Tuesday morning, according to the Houston Police Department.

Uniformed officers responded to calls of a home invasion after two men forced their way into a home, Houston Public Media reports.