HOUSTON – An arson investigator and an arson suspect were killed during a shootout early Friday in Houston after the investigator pursued the suspect, city police and fire officials said.
Investigator Lemuel Bruce, 44, died at a hospital where he was taken after the shooting around 3:30 a.m. in northwest Houston, according to fire Chief Samuel Peña.
Bruce had been with the department for 17 years, he said, adding that this is the first time a fire investigator has been shot in the line of duty.
Both Peña and Mayor Sylvester Turner offered condolences to Bruce's wife and two children. "They are hurting right now, the department is hurting," Pena said.
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