Texas Officer Shot at Point-Blank Range at Gas Station

Texas Officer Shot at Point-Blank Range at Gas Station

Shocking video footage has been released by police of the moment a traffic stop in Texas unexpectedly turned into a three-man gunfight between two police officers and a suspect.

One officer was shot at close range as gunfire suddenly broke out during what had appeared to be until then been a good-natured exchange with suspect Jimmy Bryan, 23, on a highway in Houston.

Footage was released by police this week of the shootout that took place at about 11:20 a.m. local time on Wednesday, May 4, in a gas station in the 14800 block of the Gulf Freeway, which is part of the South Interstate Highway 45. The footage can be seen here.