One Houston police officer is dead and another was wounded after they were shot at an apartment complex on Tuesday.

Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said Sgt. Harold Preston, a 41-year veteran of the department, was shot multiple times, including in the head, shoulder, as well as the spine, and later died from his wounds. He was able to see his mother in the hospital before he died, Acevedo added, according to ABC13.

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