Texas Deputy Wounded, Suspect Held in Shooting Outside Houston Courthouse, Authorities Say

Law enforcement officers investigate the scene where a Texas deputy and a suspect were shot outside the Family Law Center in Houston on April 21, 2025. Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP

HOUSTON—A shootout in front of a family courthouse Monday between several Texas deputies and a man with a handgun wounded one of the deputies as well as the suspect, authorities said.

At 12:20 p.m., a man displaying a weapon was reported walking from the Harris County Civil Courthouse in downtown Houston to the nearby Family Law Center, Carl Shaw, assistant chief deputy with the Harris County Precinct 1 Constable’s Office, said during a news conference.