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2 men claiming to be police shot, killed by homeowner, authorities say
By Bonny Chu
Published August 24, 2025
A Texas homeowner fatally shot two masked men late Friday after they posed as officers serving a warrant and opened fire on the house, police say.
The Houston Police Department responded to reports of gunfire in the southeast part of the city around midnight, Officer C. Jones told Fox News Digital.
The suspects were wearing bulletproof vests marked with "police," but no patrol cars or flashing lights were present, raising the homeowner’s suspicions, authorities said. The two men were also wearing masks covering their faces and badges around their necks, Fox 26 Houston reported, citing the police.
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Law enforcement officers wait outside a Houston home. (KRIV Fox 26 Houston)
"They became suspicious because they have a Ring camera and the suspects were stating they had a warrant, but it's just two people, and they're masked up and no police cars, no lights or anything like that," Lt. Khan told Fox 26.
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Police said the men fired into the home before the residents returned gunshots, killing both, the local station reported. Arriving officers attempted CPR, but the men were pronounced dead at the scene, the outlet added.
Houston Police Department patrol vehicles parked outside the Houston Police Department Headquarters on Monday, July 2, 2012. (Mayra Beltran/Houston Chronicle)
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The homeowners were unharmed, according to Fox 26. Police have not released the identities of the two men, and the investigation remains ongoing.
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