4 Houston Police Officers Shot, Another Injured In Drug Raid

Law enforcement personnel work at the scene of a shooting where four police officers were  shot and a fifth injured after a drug bust in Houston, Texas

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Updated at 5:05 p.m. ET on Tuesday

Four Houston police officers were shot and wounded, and a fifth was injured, in a drug bust gone awry in a southeast Houston neighborhood Monday afternoon. Two of the officers were struck in the neck, but are reported to be in critical but stable condition.

Two suspects who police said initiated a gun battle were pronounced dead at the scene, according to Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo.