FBI 'hostage rescue operation': 4 arrested at East Houston AirBnB
HOUSTON - FBI Houston says they rescued "several potential victims" and arrested four suspects in an Eastwood raid early Wednesday morning.
Law enforcement was at a southeast Houston home in the 4300 block of Harby Street overnight, a short-term rental owned by Austin Kimbrough.
"I got woken up by a phone call at 3 a.m. and neighbors are saying ‘FBI is at your house’," he said.
He says the renters had been there since March 31st and hadn't caused any issues up until the FBI raid.
"They said there are people inside who are now safe. I don't know what that meant. Kidnapping, human trafficking, they were very vague," he said.
Security video from the house shows shocking moments, including when the FBI busted down the door and when flash bangs were deployed.
The FBI says this is a part of a larger-scale investigation and they can't release any more information on what happened inside the house or the status of the "potential victims."
Agents with the FBI Hostage Rescue Team and FBI Houston SWAT were involved in the operation, officials report.
The arrested suspects have not been identified, but authorities say criminal charges are expected to be pressed on the four suspects soon.