The officer said he saw a man, who later identified himself as the homeowner, point a gun at him. Thankfully, no one was hurt.
A Houston police officer fired his weapon while responding to a panic alarm at a home in Kingwood, according to the department.
Police said the officer was walking around the outside of the home at about 12:26 a.m. Thursday in the 5500 block of August Hill Drive. That's near the East Fork of the San Jacinto River. The officer allegedly saw a man pointing a gun at him from inside the house, so the cop fired his weapon. No one was hit.Officers said the owner was asleep, and there may have been a mix-up involving the alarm. It turned out to be a false alarm.
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