TEXAS- An off-duty police officer was killed and a suspect on Wednesday after a deadly shooting inside of a mall, police say.
The deadly incident happened at the PlazAmericas Mall.
Police say the officer, identified as Neil Adams, got into an altercation with the suspect just before 4 p.m., according to Houston police Chief Troy Finner.
The unidentified 35-year-old suspect grabbed Adam’s gun during the altercation and shot him before fleeing the mall.
Police encountered the suspect, who allegedly had a knife.
The suspect was shot twice and killed by police after he allegedly began to walk towards them. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The names of the officers are being withheld and they have been put on administrative duty pending an investigation into the shooting.
Photo credit: FOX 26 Houston
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