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The original post was a news article. Brother did not know that suspect was suicidal.

Brother was on speaker phone with police the entire confrontation relaying to police where suspect was going. Gun never cleared holster until it was fired.Brother was later no billed and it took almost a year for him to get his gun back. Brother sat in the back of police car for 5 hours that night, then taken to police station questioned and let go.

Suspect had knife and made three advances towards brother, then he charged brother with hand on knife. Brother then drew and fired one time striking suspect in torso with bullet going in the lung out of the lung bouncing off of spine and ending up in liver. Brother was chl carrier

About 830pm Friday night Conroe Police were dispatched to a disturbance call on Maple Mills Drive just off Avenue M and FM 1314. A female reported a former spouse had broken into her home in an attempt to steal prescription drugs. When police arrived the suspect who was described as suicidal and unstable had left the scene. As they were at the location the female stated her brother had the suspect detained on South Loop 336 at FM 1314 next to the Corner Store.

As Conroe officers responded an altercation between the suspect and the females brother took place and shots were fired. The suspect was shot one time in the upper torso. He was transported to Conroe Regional Hospital where he is in stable condition.

The females brother who has not been identified was questioned and released by officers. The Montgomery County District Attorney’ s Office assisted in the investigation.