New Orleans police officer shot and killed in Houston



An off-duty police officer visiting from New Orleans was shot and killed Saturday on a restaurant patio in the Galleria area, according to Houston Police Chief Troy Finner.

The chief said the New Orleans police officer was one of two people shot around 5:15 p.m. while eating dinner on the patio of the Grotto Ristorante at 4715 Westheimer Road, just east of the 610 West Loop.

According to investigators, two armed suspects approached a group of people on the patio and demanded they hand over their belongings. Witnesses said the group complied with the suspects’ demands, and at some point, one of the alleged gunman fired his weapon

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