Man shot by Deer Park police; woman found injured in apartment

DEER PARK, Texas - A man was shot by police and a woman was found wounded inside a Deer Park apartment where officers responded to a disturbance on Monday morning. Two children were also at the scene.

Police have identified the man as 28-year-old Jose Mendoza Sanchez, who is being held on an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge.

The incident began around 12:45 a.m. According to Deer Park PD, officers responded to an open 911 call in which an argument could be heard in the background.

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Officers arrived at the complex in the 300 block of East San Augustine Street and saw a girl walking away from an apartment, followed by a man who had a gun, police say.

According to police, the officers gave verbal commands for the man to drop the gun, but instead he pointed it at an officer. Police say an officer shot the man twice before he was able to disarm him.

He was transported to the hospital with gunshot wounds to his abdomen and face.

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Officers then entered the apartment and found a woman who had been shot in the abdomen during the initial disturbance, police say. She was taken to the hospital by Life Flight.

Another child was also in the apartment, but neither of the children were physically injured, police say.

Authorities believe the man and woman are married, and the man is the children's stepfather.