HOUSTON - Houston Police responded to a shooting call near the Galleria Mall at 5000 Westheimer around 5:21 p.m.

What we know:

The call was initially dropped as an "assist the officer" call.

One suspect was shot and transported to hospital. Houston police describe the suspect as a black male.

One Houston police sergeant received injuries and was sent to a local hospital.

Dig deeper:

HPD Briefing

Assistant Chief of the Houston Police Department Yasar Bashir held a briefing to provide more information on the incident.

Bashir stated that at approximately 4:40 p.m. several HPD officers were working extra jobs in HPD uniform, when the officers identified a vehicle that was involved in a previously reported crime.

The suspected vehicle left private property as officers began to approa

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