The BriefKINGWOOD, Texas - SWAT officers, deputies and firefighters are at a home in Kingwood where a person has reportedly been found deceased after an hourslong standoff.Kingwood SWAT sceneWhat we know:Harris County authorities were executing a warrant in the 2000 block of Shadow Rock Drive, near Kingwood and Woodland Hills Drives.According to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, authorities were serving a warrant for 46-year-old Christian Peck.A...
The Brief
KINGWOOD, Texas - SWAT officers, deputies and firefighters are at a home in Kingwood where a person has reportedly been found deceased after an hourslong standoff.
Kingwood SWAT scene
What we know:
Harris County authorities were executing a warrant in the 2000 block of Shadow Rock Drive, near Kingwood and Woodland Hills Drives.
According to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, authorities were serving a warrant for 46-year-old Christian Peck.
At the scene, the sheriff said Peck's charges consisted of a felony assault charge within the county, and a possible protective warrant violation from Montgomery County.
When authorities arrived at about 11 a.m., they reportedly tried to make contact with a person inside the home, but that person refused to cooperate. The person allegedly fired shots from inside the home, striking first responders' equipment, but not any personnel.
Allegedly, more shots were heard inside the home.
Sheriff Gonzalez confirmed that "chemical munitions" were fired into the home, but they weren't effective.
Shortly before 2:30 p.m., the sheriff reported that the suspect started a fire at the home. Fire crews were putting out the flames from "protected positions" outside the home.
Neighbors have been evacuated from their homes, and Centerpoint was called to manage a gas point near the scene.
At about 5 p.m., Sheriff Gonzalez says Houston Fire members entered the home and found a deceased person inside. A rifle was also found.
What we don't know:
It hasn't been confirmed if the deceased person inside the home was Peck.
Schools on ‘secure mode’
Local perspective:
Humble ISD confirms three nearby schools were placed on "secure mode": Bear Branch Elementary, Woodland Hills Elementary, and Kingwood Middle School.
The schools were dismissed as normal, but students who live near the SWAT scene stayed on campus until a parent or guardian picked them up.
The Source: Harris County Sheriff's Office and Humble ISD School Communications Department