A suspect is in custody after he barricaded inside a Jersey Village hotel with two hostages after firing at police officers, authorities say.
Jersey Village PD says officers were called to an aggravated robbery at the Polar Express Gas Station in the 8200 block of Jones Rd. at 2:15 a.m. Friday.
Officers then went to the room and were able to talk with the suspect through a closed door. The suspect told officers that they needed to leave and that he had hostages inside the room. A Jersey Village police officer who was positioned in the parking lot observed this and fired one round at the suspect. At this time, it is uncertain if the suspect was struck. Officers were able to engage in conversation with the suspect by telephone and began negotiations with the suspect.Through those telephone conversations it was confirmed that there are at least two hostages inside the room.
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